Tile Floor Installers Toronto: A Guide to Installing Tile Floors

Dec. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Installing a tile floor in your home is almost always a good decision; tile is beautiful, durable, and can increase the value of your home.  Installing the tile floor yourself can prove to be difficult and time consuming, in which case you may choose to hire a professional company such as Precision Marble and Tile of Toronto.  

If you do decide to install the tile floor yourself, the following is a quick reference guide to the steps of tile floor installation.

1.  Remove all baseboards, moldings, and existing floor coverings on wood floors.

2.  Ensure that the existing floor is both stable and level.  If the floor is not stable and gives when you walk across it, the tiles will end up breaking when you walk on them.  If the floor is not level to begin with the floor will need to be pulled up and re-laid.

3. For existing wood floors, stabilize your floor by setting and adding nails in the existing sub floor, sistering the floor joists underneath the floor and adding bridging between the joists.  For floors that are uneven, watch this video to show how to level a concrete floor using dry pack cement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWYyWYLo3y8



4. On the stabilized floor you will attaché a cement backer board and fasten it with the manufacturer recommended glue.  You will then nail the backer board into the floor joists with 2” galvanized nails.

5.  Lay tiles down to test that all doors open with the new floor height prior to installing any tiles.

6.  Determining the layout prior to installation is very important.  Remember that you want as many full tiles as possible in the center of the room with the tiles along the walls as similar as possible in size and cut to give the room a balanced feel.  To help with this you should make two chalk lines that intersect in the middle of the room, one running the length of the room and the other running the width.

7.  Lay tiles along these lines to ensure that the floor will look balanced, and then work off these lines to lay the rest of the floor.  Be sure to use spacers between tiles to leave enough room for the grout.  Adjust the tiles until you are satisfied with the layout and appearance of the floor.

8.  Mix your thin set cement to a consistency similar to peanut butter.  Use a notched trowel to spread the cement for your first few tiles.  Only do a few tiles at a time and work hard to have perfectly straight lines.

9.  Install your ceramic tile into the thinset cement with firm downward pressure. Tap the tile into place with a rubber mallet at all four corners as well as in the center of the tile. Put spacers between the tiles to ensure you leave room for tile grout.

10.  Start in the center of the room and work your way out to the walls.  The cut tiles and border tiles should be the last to be installed.  

Of course, it will take quite a bit of patience, time and energy to install a beautiful tile floor.  Many people simply do not have the time it takes to complete a job like this and they prefer to hire a professional tile installation company.  Precision Marble and Tile has been trusted in Toronto for over 20 years and has a stellar reputation for true craftsmanship and excellent customer service.  We pride ourselves on creating spaces that you will love.  We work with all types of tile and also install heated floors.   Visit us online today to view images and videos of before and after jobs as well as read customer reviews.  We always offer free estimates.

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Precision Marble and Tile has been trusted in Toronto since 1989. For over 20 years we have been creating beautiful and affordable floors, kitchens, and bathrooms. We truly care about your project and pride ourselves on excellent craftsmanship.