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Tips & Ideas Flooring
Ceramic Tiles
Preparation
Easy Medium Hard
Using power tools, intermediate carpentry skills
Experienced 30 min. Handy 1 hr. Beginner 1,5 hrs. Based on 15 square- metre area
Materials
Primer, mortar, spacers, tiles
Tools
Tape measure, long handle brush, level, drill, mixing end, wooden template, safety mask, knee pads, bucket, pointing trowel
For the tiles to stay in place and to prevent cracks in the near future: the surfaces should be in good condition. If there are any slopes, cracks or holes on the surface, we should first fill them
up with repairing mixture. Preparing the surface is one of the requirements of a proper tiling application. The surface should
be clean. We should get rid of all the remains on the surface using a hammer and a cold chisel.
Steps
1.
Measuring with a tape measure: Let’s begin by measuring the length and width of the room that we will tile.
2.
Making a layout plan: Before we lay tiles on the floor, we should align the tiles on the floor based on the taken measurements by placing spacers
in between the corners of the tiles. This provides a correct calculation, for the number of tiles that will be necessary.
3.
Applying primer: Let’s now apply the primer on the floor using a brush. During hot weather conditions the water inside the mortar evaporates.
Once the water is absorbed, it is difficult for the tiles to stay firmly on the floor. The primer prevents quick absorption
of water. The primer is a transparent material. Once it is applied it dries within an hour. The mortar is applied once the
primer is dry.
4.
Measuring with the level: We now place the level on a 5 cm thick wooden template to measure if there are any existing slopes. Since the length of the
level does not cover the length of the floor, we place the level on a long board and the slope is measured accordingly. We
should apply repairing mixture with a pointing trowel for existing slopes. The drying time of the repairing mixture is about
12 hours. (If the slopes are about 3-20 mm. thick, we should use thick repairing mixtures).
5.
Preparing the mortar: Let’s now place the required amount of powder specified on the product package into a bucket. We should pour the water slowly
into the bucket. For our safety let’s put on face masks in order to prevent inhaling the powder.
6.
Mixing the mortar: We now place the mixing ends onto our drill and begin stirring the mixture until it reaches a distinct thickness. After stirring,
let’s wait for 10 min. for the mixture to settle into its proper form. (If we do not have mixing ends, the mixture can also
be prepared by using an aluminium stick). The mixture will dry in 3-4 hrs. so we should not keep it waiting for that long.
Once the mortar is applied on the surface the tiles should be set in place within 15-20 min. We should apply the mortar based
on our working speed.
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