Tile Installation Materials Needed

Adhesive material adhesive is required to keep the tiles secured to the floor.

Tile installation materials needed.

As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures. A flexing subfloor results in cracked tiles and grout and a lot of headaches. Some nippers are part of leveling kits like the one listed in the next step.

Tile pincers or nippers are used to enlarge holes in tiles and form tile edges. Thin set adhesive is available as dry set or latex modified. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. You can rent a truck or tools that you need to haul materials or complete a project.

Install ceramic tile over a subfloor that s no less than 1 1 8 inches thick. Start by scoring the tile with a tile cutter and then use the nippers to cut the tile to the desired shape. A thinner subfloor will cause the floor to flex due to the weight of the tile. Thin set adhesive also called portland cement mortar is a combination of cement sand and methylcellulose.

Thin set is cement based but some mortars are labeled as non modified and require a latex polymer admixture that will improve the performance of the mortar and increase bond strength. The home depot tool rental center offers tile saws and various floor care appliances to help with your renovation. Prepare underlayment attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. This guide shows you how to work with mortar lay out and level tiles and score tiles to complete a professional looking installation.

Tile nippers are recommended for making circular patterns on ceramic tiles. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.