Laying tiles in the toilet

The tile for the toilet and bathroom and the way of its packing are of interest to everyone who started repairs in their apartment.

Choose and put the tiles correctly is not always easy, because the bathrooms have their own nuances: in the "Khrushchev" the toilets are small, in other apartments they can have an angular shape or other features.

However, it is quite possible to do this work with your own hands, and in this article you will learn all about the choice of tile and the ways of its laying.

Photos at each stage of the work will help you make repairs in this room no worse than if it were done by professionals.

Choosing the coating

Beautiful design and the right color are not all that you should orientate in preparing to choose a tile for finishing.

The design of the tile in the toilet is certainly important, but if it breaks or otherwise deforms and loses its properties, a beautiful design will not save.

First of all, it is worth to distinguish between floor and wall tiles. The first one is heavier and is not suitable for wall cladding. Even if you can lay it down, it will not last long and will very quickly move away from the walls.

The same applies to wall tiles - it should be used only for the intended purpose.it is too fragile and thin to support a lot of weight.

When buying a tile, remember that it is more correct to take it more than you need for the size of the bathroom - about 10-15%, becausepossibly when laying some of them will become unusable, the edges will come off or other deformations will occur.

Bathroom tiles must be flat. This, firstly, makes it easier to lay it, and, secondly, it will provide better adhesion to the surface.

To check how much a flat material is, you need to lean the tiles face to face with the other. In the normal plane, the gap between the material should be no more than 1.5 mm.

Diagonal is another important indicator of the material. It is measured using a tape measure, and normally the difference can be about 0.5 mm, but it's better to choose tiles, where this difference is not at all.

The quality of glazed tiles can be checked by placing the material against the light - you will see if there are cracks on it - they are very small, resemble a cobweb, and will not be noticeable in any other position.

The tile design is equally important - the general atmosphere of the room depends on it. Options for finishing with tiles you can see in the photo.

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It is best to choose a light tile - it will make the toilet more visually, which is especially true for small rooms, for example, in "Khrushchev".

In addition, a well-chosen design will make it less noticeable flaws in the work that are possible when you do repairs yourself and do not have this professional skills.

Tile color selection

Dark or black tiles can look pretty stylish, but only if the area is large enough and the ceilings are high.

If your toilet is combined with a bathroom, then you can use dark colors, but then you need to take care of high-quality lighting.

As a compromise, you can lay out only one wall with dark tiles - so you add originality and save the space.

Another option for laying dark tiles - on the floor, leaving the walls light. This is a classic option, which can be used even for a small bathroom or toilet.

Look at the photo, how to lay a dark tile so that it does not "eat" the space of the room.

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If you want to choose a tile with a geometric pattern, it is better to lay it on the walls, rather than on the floor. In the event that the floor in your bathroom is uneven - this pattern will make it even more noticeable.

If the ceiling in your apartment is low, you can visually increase it by stacking the material vertically. If you are planning a decorative finish, it is better to do it at eye level. You can also use a tile with vertical stripes - it will make the walls visually higher.

Use examples in the photo to better understand which tile to choose and represent, exactly how you arrange it in your bathroom.

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If the toilet is narrow, then the layout will also visually expand it.

First, it can be done with the help of color: the blue and its shades will best cope with this task: from gray to turquoise. But warm flowers should be avoided in the narrow rooms of small apartments, for example, in "Khrushchev."

Other suitable colors for small toilets are cold light shades - lemon, white, lilac, etc. It is allowed to combine several colors, but without obvious contrast.

You can choose small patterns - they too will help to expand the space. Cross or abstract ornaments will look good, but they should not be too bright and catchy - this will lead to the opposite effect.

On the floor in the bathroom or toilet is best to put the tiles with a diagonal layout, and on the walls - with a horizontal.

The options for decorating "complex" rooms( a small toilet in a "Khrushchev") presented in the photo will help you choose a tile with a suitable pattern and color, and make a professional repair done by yourself in the bathroom or toilet.

Stages of operation

The installation of tiles in the toilet begins with the evaluation of the room and the calculation of the required amount of material. As a rule, it will not take much for a bathroom.

It will not be superfluous to prepare tools in advance, which will be required to put the tiles on the floor and on the walls.

Most likely, all of them are already at your home, but if something is not there, it will not be a problem to purchase;no expensive specific things for repair will not be required.

So, you will need:

• level for measuring the smoothness of laying;
• rail for determining surface irregularities;
• bucket for solution and glue;
• several cords;
• tile cutter or glass cutter;
• measuring tape;
• spatula;
• building level;
• drill bit for mixing mortar;
• hammer or hatchet;
• crosses;
• is an unnecessary fabric for finishing the finished surface.

The most difficult tile for the toilet or bathroom is laid on the floor, so its preparation you need to do the most carefully. Before you put the tile, you will have to remove the plumbing and the old floor covering.

If the toilet is tiled, then remove it will help chisel and hammer. It is necessary to remove not only the coating itself, but also the old glue, the remains of which you will see on the floor.

After this, you need to align the surface - it directly depends on how beautiful the finish will look as a result, and if the floor is uneven, then no design will save.

Concrete floor level, pouring a special construction mixture( or you can make your own solution with sand and cement).

It is better, of course, to fill with a mixture, becauseit will give a better and more even coverage. How to properly dilute and apply it, you can read on the package. Also you will be helped by a photo with the stages of leveling the floor in the bathroom or toilet.

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If there are small cracks in the floor, it is better to waterproof it. Also, do not forget to prime the surface, so that the grip of the floor and the material is better.

After the floor is ready, you need to make the level of the future coating and mark it on the walls, connecting the marks with straight lines. How to correctly do this, look at the photo.

Next, you need to draw a level around the perimeter of the room with a special water level. Do it better together. After marking on the walls, they are connected by straight lines.

Laying the floor tiles

The tile layout in the bathroom or toilet is the next step. You can proceed to it only after the floor is completely dry.

It's best to start from the middle or another open place, becausesome tiles will have to be cut off, and it is better that the scraps are located on the sides.

The layout of the first tile is the most important stage, becausein the future you will focus on it, and you must necessarily do it right, so that it lay flat.

The bathroom floor tiles are laid with pressure, and the glue that appears at the edges must be cleaned immediately so that it does not dry out. In this way, all floor tiles for the bathroom or toilet are laid.

All the stages of the work you can follow through the photo and then repeat with your own hands.

Laying of tiles on walls

Repair of bathroom walls begins also with leveling. It is necessary to remove the old coating, glue and dirt and dust accumulated below.

After this, the walls are covered with a primer - it is better to choose a coarse granular material.it will provide better adhesion to the tile. When repairing walls, use video to do everything right.

After the wall has dried, you can start laying out the tiles. The most important here will be the first row - on it you will equalize all the others, so put it must be exactly and qualitatively.

Lay the tiles not closely, but at a short distance from each other - it is equal to the thickness of the seam between the tiles.

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If you do not plan to repair the floor in the bathroom or toilet, but want to change only the wall tiles, then the rowing will have to start with 2 or 3 rows, and the floor should be laid with trimmed and sized material.

If there are any communications on the bottom of the walls, then you need to start packing also from the 2nd or 3rd row.

In this case, you need to be even more careful, becauseThese rows are much closer to the level of the eye, and inaccuracies that you can tolerate in the coating with your own hands will be much more noticeable.

Just like the floor covering, the tiling on the walls is done with pressure. That is, first you need to apply glue with a spatula, and then tightly press the tile to the wall and remove the edges of the glue that will appear from the edges.

Start laying better from below, becauseif even something goes wrong, at this level, the flaws will be noticeable least of all.

Check the level not only the finished rows, but also several laid tiles, in order to have time to correct their position, if it is wrong( this often happens if you are a beginner, and did not do repairs by yourself).

Between each tiles need to insert crosses - then the distance between the material will be even.

But do not forget to remove them after the end of the stage of work, otherwise they will grasp the glue and remove them without removing the coating can not be.

Most likely, you can not complete all work, even a small toilet, in one day, but before you finish, make sure that you have laid out the series completely, cleaned the glue and crosses.

The next day you can continue the repair work.

The last stage of tile laying is stripping. This is done with a solution that is rubbed into the space between the seams. After the mixture is distributed and a little dried, you need to wipe the entire surface with a dry rag.

That's all. Now you know how to put the tile in the toilet. If you did everything correctly, the cover will look exactly and stylish, and decorate the space of even a small bathroom.

Do not be lazy to refer to diagrams and photo work stages before you start working, because it's much easier to do everything right right away, than to redo the entire coverage, spending your money, time and effort.