Floor tile

Floors & tile

Tile a floor

DIY OK

Backer, thinset, tile and grout sized to your tile — bathroom, kitchen or entry, with the toilet reset when there is one.

Answers

Sheet

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Room length

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Room width

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Is there a tub along one wall?

We subtract a 30″ × 60″ footprint.

Tile size

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12×24

Most popular

12×12

24×24

8×48 plank

Wood look

Mosaic

12×12 sheets

Layout

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Straight grid

Offset (brick)

Max ⅓ for long tile

Diagonal

Grout joint

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1/16″

Rectified tile

⅛″

3/16″

¼″

Subfloor

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Plywood or OSB

Concrete slab

Underlayment

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¼″ cement board

Uncoupling membrane

Natural stone (marble, travertine)?

Does the floor bounce when you walk?

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No, it feels solid

A little

Yes

Pull and reset the toilet?

Home built before 1981?

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Old vinyl floors and their glue can contain asbestos.

No, 1981 or later

Yes

Don’t know

Know the year your home was built?

We’ll remember it for paint and tile Sheets. It stays on this device.

Common sizes

5×8

8×10

10×12

Tile 19

Thinset 2