How To Layout A Bathroom Floor For Tile

How to plan tile layout.

How to layout a bathroom floor for tile.

Lay out the tile by dividing the floor into sections of a manageable size such as 2 by 3 foot squares. Anyone who has tried to design a tile layout knows it is not as easy as it seems. In most rooms square and rectangular tiles will fit. If you re thinking about installing a tile floor in your home it s important to take the time to figure out the best way to arrange the individual tiles.

If you would like to plan the tile layout for your bathroom kitchen or other living room floors quickly and easily use one of these free planners and get your ideas organised. Use the row of tiles from the above step as a guide and lay out additional tiles in an l shape. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. See my previous post on tile layout concepts and why this layout was.

This bathroom happened to have an old pink tile floor with a thick mortar bed under it so removing it was a bit of a challenge. Where do you start. Laying out your tiles at 45 degree angles instead of 90 isn t that difficult. Snap your layout line a half line away from the reference line.

Bathroom floor tile layout. I used a combination of a sledgehammer a hammer drill and a shovel to pry it up. If the last tile in a row would be less than half a tile plan to shift the first course to be centered on the reference line rather than next to it. 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.

You ve picked out your tile at the local box store along with a few supplies and you re ready to go. Using a patterned tile on the bathroom floor is a great way to add color and design without it being visually overwhelming. To get started first i had to remove the existing floor and prepare it for the new tile floor. All too often things do not look as you had imagined so that you are disappointed with the results.

Use the chalk lines as a guide and separate the tiles with spacers. The layout lines are drawn for this bathroom floor. It seems like a simple project a small bathroom floor. Repeat the procedure for the other row.

Just pick a pattern that is the correct size for the bathroom.