how to install ceramic tile

Installation of tiles begins from down to top. But before putting up the tiles you have to give a border to the room. This border has to be measured and kept standard for all the four walls of the room. After a standard border is given you have to use tile cement only as this is the only material that adhere the tiles to the walls. These days you get a variety of color in tile cement. This will give your room a uniform finish and the tile colour will not stand out unlike white cement.

To put up the cement a trowel is used. If the tiles are wide and the wall is new then a 6x6 sq mm toothed trowel is used. For uneven wall surfaces 8x8mm trowel and for applying cement on an already tiled wall a 3x3 mm. Hence the trowel depends on your wall and the application required. These trowels are easily available at any hardware stores in India.

For a beginner it is preferable to draw grid lines throughout the wall. This will help you know how to install ceramic tiles without much difficulty. Also it will not leave you confused and consistency will be maintained. Begin from the wall that is the longest. Draw grid lines on all the walls keeping the right space for the joints. 
 

 ~ author Karishma Bajaj. 

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