Tile is a good cladding material, but laying it is traditionally quite expensive, which many simply cannot afford. You can save the precious family budget. And here the question arises: how to lay the tiles correctly? Worth looking into.
Laying tiles is a very painstaking work that requires scrupulousness and maximum precision. If at least some inaccuracy is allowed at the initial stage, then this will greatly affect the result of the whole work. So, let's figure out how to lay the tiles correctly.
To work, you will need a very specific set of tools: a construction mixer, a hydraulic level, a notched trowel, a tile cutter, a small grinder with a diamond wheel. Materials needed for work: tile, glue, grout, spacer wedges and crosses.
The tile is laid on a pre-prepared surface, which must be perfectly flat. The surface must be free of dust, and then carefullyprimed. If you want to veneer both the floor and the walls, then the walls should be treated first, as this will protect the tiles on the floor from unnecessary contamination. A distance equal to the thickness of the tile with adhesive should be set back from the floor surface, and space should also be left for the expansion joint. It is best to use a rail for this. It will not allow the tile to slide under the resulting load.
If we talk about how to properly lay tiles, then you should first knead the glue. The solution should be plastic, but not liquid. After that, it should stand for about five minutes to ripen, and then it needs to be mixed again. Next, you need to pick up the tile and determine the direction of its installation from it. To do this, on its back side there are arrows. They should all point in the same direction. The smooth surface of the notched trowel is used to spread the adhesive on the surface of each tile, and the notched one is used to remove any remaining adhesive. The spatula must be held perpendicular to the surface so that the ridges are the same height.
Speaking about how to properly lay the tile, it is worth saying that then it needs to be installed in place, and then pressed against the wall by lightly tapping on its surface. All the following tiles are also mounted, and the level is used to control their position relative to the vertical and horizontal directions, as well as the stay of all elements in the same plane. If there are slight deviations, then they can becorrect by simultaneously pressing several fragments with a long level. Distance crosses must be installed between tiles.
The rest of the rows are stacked in the same way, and all intersections of the seams are supplied with crosses to form clear, even lines.
If we talk about how to properly lay ceramic tiles, then this is done in the same way, only adjusted for the fact that all work is carried out on the floor. Near the walls, the tiles gently dive under the ones already glued to the walls. This allows you to get an even seam around the entire perimeter.
If we talk about how to properly lay the tiles, it is worth noting that a few days after the work, grouting is done. They will need to be cleaned of dust and glue residue, and then rub the composition with a rubber spatula. A day later, you can wash the tiles.
