If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.
Easy to install ceramic floor tile.
The materials are relatively easy to work with and you can rent the tools even the big ones.
As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation.
A thinner subfloor will cause the floor to flex due to the weight of the tile.
Install cut tiles in small groups to avoid mixing too much mortar and risking it drying out before you can use it all.
Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases.
A flexing subfloor results in cracked tiles and grout and a lot of headaches.
This is a very easy floor for diyers to install.
Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.
The bottom tray layer on snapstone is made from a rubberized material that deadens sound transmission.
If the tile is too thick for nippers try the following method.
Measure twice before you cut.
Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.
This is a quieter floor than traditional ceramic tile.
Install only a few tiles at a time spreading adhesive for two or three tiles.
Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles.
First get the toilet out of your way.
To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.
Use the center tile as a reference point and install the remaining tiles along straight lines.
To cut a curve mark the cutting line then cut away bits of tile with tile nippers.
Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations.
Pros of snapstone porcelain flooring.
Install ceramic tile over a subfloor that s no less than 1 1 8 inches thick.
Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts.
For making curved cuts you can use tile nippers.
Lay out mark and cut small groups of tiles at a time and leave them in the space where they will be installed.
Place spacers between the tiles to establish the grout lines.
This is the main advantage to snapstone and it is a big one.
If adhesive oozes up between tiles when you press the tile into place you are using too much adhesive.