Laying tiles on the wall
The following tools will be needed for laying tiles:
1) a bucket in which the glue will be diluted for tiles,
2) a toothed spatula,
3) line,
4) level,
5) rubber spatula,
6) pencil,
7) tile cutter. In addition, it is advisable to have a grinder at hand.
In order for the tile to fall evenly and for a long time pleasing the eye, it is necessary to leve the walls before laying it. If the room has already been repaired in the room, and now you need to recapture the old tile, then you will need a hammer and a chisel. But first you need to take care of safety measures: put on gloves to protect your hands from possible cuts, and special glasses that protect from dust and pieces flying away from tile. Когда старой плитки на стенах уже не осталось, в ход идет зубило, которым убирают остатки старого клея.
Such strongly absorbent surfaces as a brick or foam concrete, it is necessary to primer. In addition, a primer is also necessary for smooth concrete foundations. After that, with the help of a special line and level, the evenness of the walls are evaluated. 5 mm per 2 meters of surface are considered to be acceptable deviations. If their values exceed the indicated, then you will have to align the walls with plaster mixtures.
When the wall is ready to start marking. With a pencil, notes are made, which will indicate the position of the first and last tiles in the row. WITH
Laying tiles on the wall
Vertical lines are applied to the wall, which will indicate the direction for the vertical rows of tiles.
The next step is to prepare glue and its application. The preparation method is indicated on the instructions for the packaging (it is very important to properly follow the proportions). If there is too much water, then the glue will be liquid and the tile will slide from the wall. And with a lack of water, the solution will be difficult to apply. The resulting mixture must be thoroughly stirred. The glue is applied to the wall evenly and is distributed along its surface with a gear spatula.
After that, it’s time to start the long -awaited stage of laying tiles. Laying tiles should begin from below. In order for the seams to be even and neatly used special plastic crossings. After this work is finished, the glue will take about a day to dry. And only after that you can start grouting the seams.