How To Tile
THE TILE SOURCE guide on tiling

How to Tile is an overview of the various processes involved in successful tile fixing and tile installation. By following the how to tile advice any competent DIYer can achieve a professional finish to be proud of.

To help you with fixing floor tiles look at the resource Installing Ceramic Floor Tiles, which will provide you with the principles of installing ceramic floor tiles. For example by investing time in setting out (working out where to start) you can avoid time consuming wasteful cutting and unpleasing aesthetics. We will provide How to Tile advice on installing natural stone tiles and tile fixing and techniques.

The How to Tile advice for Installing Ceramic Wall Tiles is separate from installing ceramic floor tiles because of the different surfaces that they can be fixed to and also because they have a different function. Setting out can be tricky with design features and the placement of windows adding to the complexity. Installing Ceramic Wall Tiles correctly will give you a cost effective and long lasting functional decoration.

Look at the How to Tile resource Ceramic Floor Tile Preparation to guide you through the often neglected but most important part of the fixing of ceramic floor tiles process. It is potentially expensive to pay for the best ceramic tiles and adhesive and have a poorly prepared or inappropriate surface to install the ceramic floor tiles. We will look also at the provision for movement joints and		 design considerations before installing ceramic floor tiles.

In the How to Tile section Ceramic Wall Tile Preparation you will find how to tile advice on what surfaces you can install ceramic wall tiles to, how to prepare those surfaces and what not to tile. With surfaces you can’t tile we will give how to tile advice on what alternatives you have to overcome surface problems.

Wet rooms are becoming very popular and the resource Wet Room Tiling gives how to tile advice on waterproofing, suitable surfaces, design considerations and construction materials.

How many do I need, is a frequently asked question and in How to Measure we provide advice on how a surveyor would measure the job. We provide guidance on the wastage you may expect with some basic principles. A chart, square areas to tiles, provides conversion information to estimate how many tiles are required.

Tile Adhesive Advice gives guidance on the different types of adhesives and grouts available, how to apply and guidance on their coverage. There are also links to excellent manufactures web sites providing the most up to date information available for all tiling situations.
Whatever tile advice you need we will be able to provide you with the answer, check our resources or give us a call.