Tile On Cement Slab

It can be physically strenuous and messy but it is a home improvement project that will allow you to cut labor costs by doing it yourself.

Tile on cement slab.

Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared. Install tile over concrete 1. As long as the concrete slab is clean flat and free of active cracks you can lay title directly on the concrete floor using thin set adhesive. Step 1 preparing the concrete.

Tiles can be applied directly to a clean smooth concrete slab with a latex portland cement mortar. Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles. Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material. Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job.

But larger cracks especially those that are higher on one side than the other may telegraph through the tile and cause it to crack. Lay a set of tiles along the lines without adhesive to dry fit a row. Mix thinset according. Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor.

Plan the layout so there are full sized tiles in front of the bathtub and in. Shift the tiles as needed to reduce the number of tiles that need to be cut for the edges of the wall. The concrete should be properly cured be level to 1 4 inch in 10 feet and have a steel trowel or fine broom finish. Use a carpenter s square to help.