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- 1 Wall tiling video
- 2 Wall tiling with own hands video
Repair your own apartment with your own hands - laying and tiling the walls with tiles.
Required tools: notched trowel, small spatula, trowel, level, glue, plastic crosses, corner( plastic corner molding), sponge, square. If the tile is to be cut, but there is no tile cutter, you can use a glass cutter or a Bulgarian with a special circle. Drill holes under the wires, too, with a special drill.
Before laying a new tile you need to see the article how to bring down the old tile. This will require a hammer and chisel. Carefully remove from the wall surface old glue or mortar, on which the tiles were laid. Next, align the surface of the wall. Work better with gloves and glasses to avoid a variety of injuries.
When plastering the walls with Rodbond or Volmo, allow the solution to dry and then apply a layer of waterproofing.
The wall needs to be incised to increase the area of the surfaces to be bonded. If the tile is put from the floor, it is necessary to check its level, if not, then the base is prepared for the tile. For this purpose, we fasten a long wooden board to the wall with screws, it must be bolted strictly horizontally( verified by level).You can use the rule fixed on the wall.
Adhesive mix, but not much( it quickly hardens).Laying the tiles on the wall starts from the corner. In the corner to the wall is fixed molding, in its grooves is heated tile. The glue is applied to a wall or to a tile( to whom it is convenient).It is leveled with a notched trowel so that the whole wall surface prepared for the tile is evenly smeared. Before laying, it is recommended that the tiles be soaked in water for a couple of hours to increase the adhesion of the adhesive. The first tile is laid, beginning with the lowest row. It should be pressed lightly against the wall and turned from side to side. Each laid tile should be checked with a square and a level. The laid tiles should be wiped with a wet sponge, otherwise the glue will dry up and it will be difficult to remove. Also, the next tile is laid and verified. The recommended thickness of the adhesive layer is no more than 0.5 cm. Plastic tiles are inserted between the tiles - this will ensure equal distances between the tiles. So put the bottom row, and then the next. Calculate the amount of tile adhesive online.
Each laid out row is checked again by level. After laying all the tiles, it must be wiped with a damp sponge again. After a day or two, you can remove the guides( the base of the tile).Also removed and plastic crosses, and the seams are covered. To do this, use a special grout, which is diluted with water to a homogeneous mass. Then, with a rubber spatula, joints are made. After the grout is slightly seized, the joints are seamed. Calculator the number of tiles to calculate online.
Wall tiling video
Wall tiling with own hands video
Training video on laying ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles on the walls of the bathroom. Preparation and priming of the surface, after drying - application of the tile adhesive IVSIL Classic with a special notched trowel, directly laying the tiles on the walls of the room, working with tile cutters( see how to cut tiles correctly), gluing floor tiles, ceramic tiles, correct grouting. Useful tips for wall tiling in the bathroom( the instruction is useful for other rooms) with their own hands. Total costs for building materials and tools.
