How to Install a Porcelain or Ceramic Tile Floor

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A porcelain or ceramic tile floor is a great addition to areas of your home that see a lot of traffic. Tile floors are durable and easy to clean. Follow these steps to install a tile floor in your home. The following instructions are for a simple stacked pattern using 12″ square tiles. Pre-assembled patterns with a mesh back are available for easy installation with similar instructions. Other sizes of tiles also are available.

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#1 written by navy2572 1 year ago

@fallynfry Where is your video?

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#2 written by datzfast 1 year ago

my wife had bought some crappy 2nd quality tiles from god knows where because they were half price pieces of shit, the tile spacers saved the day i didnt have the heart to tell her how bad the tiles were but she thinks they look great because the eye and brain are being fooled to think they are square. some times the til spacer would fall rigt of the wall but because spacers averaged out the differance it look right.

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#3 written by datzfast 1 year ago

folks your doing a two thousand dollar tile job, dont skip on a 5 dollar bag of tile spacers, they do more than space a tile, the automatically average the differances in tile size giving the apparence of a perfect space. i use them for the first time and they are amasing i never tile without them again. you sill have to run the original chalk line but thats not the point.

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#4 written by pragmaticproducts 1 year ago

Good video, the Bucket Ape can help you during the grouting process

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#5 written by fallynfry 1 year ago

i install ceramic tile all the time at my job. dont listen to this guy, hes not doing it right.

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#6 written by SUZZYKATE234 1 year ago

@steveobrien1000 Thanks, because if you haven’t done it you have no idea-my ex did this for a living years ago-I want to try it myself, but i know theres a lot that can go wrong if you don’t know what your doing. I’m on the fence about it.

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#7 written by catrashoo 1 year ago

@16JAM77 lol or Mexico …

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#8 written by TSOfan 1 year ago

Easy to clean except the grout.

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#9 written by 16JAM77 1 year ago

@warisbs
haha, made in india or china, i bet.

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#10 written by 16JAM77 1 year ago

@jocky102
may hav ben made poorly, as sum tiles are at times, and its up 2 us 2 make them look beautiful
but yeah, that looks ruff, especialy 4 a well presented clip like this 1.
you’r only as good as your last job, so i gues you’r pretty good, the way u judge yourself harshly.

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#11 written by 16JAM77 1 year ago

@steveobrien1000
yeah f the tiles r made poorly, meaning they’r sizey by a mil or 2, spacers r a joke 2 use
but f they’r the same, its ok 2 use spacers, thats f u cant equaly measure the space btween each tile just by useing your eyes.
as 4 buttering the backs, u dont realy need 2
wen its porcelin or ceramics, only wen its like on this video, which means his floor prep wasnt 100% flat in areas
but 4 stone or marble its a good idea.
and yeah, bin the gloves, u cant feel your work with those on.

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#12 written by rickbar123 1 year ago

do you know of any good vids??

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#13 written by steveobrien1000 1 year ago

If you use this video as a reference for your home project it will most likely be fubar from the get go.I have to agree with jocky102,everything about this video is wrong.Some tile setters may not agree with me but YOU DON’T USE SPACERS ON A FLOOR TILE INSTALLATION.He’s spreading out way too much mud,its going to dry before he sets the tile.Allways backbutter no matter whats being installed.Too many things wrong to mention with this video.And those big blue rubber gloves are rediculous.Cheers.

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#14 written by jocky102 1 year ago

pause the video @ 14 seconds and look how uneven and badly layed the mosaic tiles are,….. i would fucking slap myself if i layed tiles like that, and NOT pay someone if they layed them like this….just as well im a professional tile setter and critical of my own work, im my own worst nightmare when it comes for picking up mistakes…… these fuckers could learn more than a thing or 2 from me

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#15 written by tikmol 1 year ago

glad I have this video resource from Lowe’s. i’m a first-time installer and it lessens trial-and-error. thanks!

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#16 written by pakko33 1 year ago

I am doing my own floor thios will help a lot.

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#17 written by EmbrunFalcon91 1 year ago

Question. Can this be linked to masonry? im taking a masonry class so il be working stone, bricks and was just wondering if this woudl be helpfull with this tiling?

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#18 written by cagonesss 1 year ago

@warisbs do you really need to start atr the center of a room first and work your way out?

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#19 written by warisbs 1 year ago

Check all tiles that you buy from lowes or home depot because they are not always the same size.
If you don’t you will have uneven joints.
I have been installing tile for over 20 yrs and these guys carry some of the worst tile I have ever installed!
So beware!

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#20 written by pegobuilders 1 year ago

good work

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#21 written by GIBDOME 1 year ago

I install tile in 07450, this is a good video..

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#22 written by albertsandberg 1 year ago

watch out, he’s using a far too small spreader for the mortar for these tiles. rather use too much than too little (I’m a prof. tile layer in sweden).

cheers

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#23 written by crazytank7 1 year ago

Very informative video!

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#24 written by rekkhabusy 1 year ago

very informative, thanks a lot. keep up your good work.

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