What’s the best way to get the thinset, mortar, grout lines up so the floor is smooth enough to lay new flooring ( hardwood)?
Just purchased patterned carpet tiles for the storage room and after removing them from the box we realized that there are numbers (from 1 to 4) and arrows on the back of the tiles. Since this is my first time installing them, I have no idea what the numbers mean (no in-dept instructions included, except that I should lay them in the same direction (hence the arrows)) and how to use them to properly install the tiles. Do they go: row of 1-1-1 and then 2-2-2 or 1-2-3-4 or should I just look at the pattern and forget the numbers?
Any help greatly appreciated!
I’ve just had timber floors laid in one of the rooms, the rest of the house having porcelain tiles. There are all sorts of stains on the porcelain tiles that are not coming off including the moisture seal, stain for the timber, paint and gloss. I’ve tried methylated spirits, baking soda and bleach. Nothing seems to work. Please help me.
I want to use tiles for my leopard gecko. I am currently using repticarpet, but he keeps getting stuck on it, even on the non fuzzy side. Paper towel always comes off even if i weigh it down with rocks. I know not to use sand or anything loose, and the insects hide underneath….I just have some questions about tiles as a substrate.
1. Do they get too hot with an under tank heater?
2. Can you just lay them in without grouting them in or anything? they would just set in right?
3. How do you clean them? with bleach solution?
4. Does it file down the nails of the leo?
5. What kind sould i get/avoid?
Thanks! Anything else you may want to add is appreciated!!!
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I bought a house to be rented out, and have finished all but the kitchen floor. I bought these peel and stick tiles as a cost efficient alternative to having someone come and lay lino. The current (very ugly) lino on the floor is in good condition save a few corners that are lifting. I don’t know what is under this old lino, but am thinking of screwing the corners down (making sure the screws are flush) and then adhering these new tiles directly onto old lino. Should I be doing this, or removing the existing first??? Are these tiles going to lift?? The man at Home Depot said I should use this glue as wellt to stick them down, but glue is VERY thick, doesn’t spread and there’s a visible raise where I’ve put it (tested one). HELP!
I have a small kitchen. Just enough for a table, sink, fridge and oven. The floor was covered a long time ago with 12″ x 12″ sticky tiles. They look old as dirt. I don’t want a big project. Can I install newer 12″ x 12″ tiles on top of them? I am talking about the sticky kind. They have them at home depot. A couple of them look decent enough for what I want to accomplish. What would I use to prepare the floor surface (the old sticky tiles) so the new ones will stick? Or do I need to make a big project and rip off the old ones (I hope not)? I do not have the time to lay down anything other than the vinyl type. Thanks!
Hi,
We are trying to replace part of the bathroom floor tile( age of bathroom 13 years old).
So we measured the tile and it was 4 1/4 inch square. Now went to home depot and bought a white tile 4 1/4 inch square and when laying that , found out that it looks slightly bigger and they are not aligning with the old tiles that are already in place. It was looking so odd so we halted the proccess and are asking for help as we are first timers.
We measured the old tile again and found it was just a little shy of 4 1/4 inch…….a very small difference……..it is definately not 4 inches
please do help
what are we doing wrong……is there a tile measuring a little less that 4 1/4 inch and more than 4 inch?????
If you lay them properly the first time you can walk over them for the rest of your life
I am on a limited budget, & remodelling my kitchen, so I figured they were the cheapest way to go. Anyone have any advice, tips, complaints?
We have what may be slate tiles which we suspect were laid directly onto a timber floor. There is nothing to indicate that any cement or other sheeting was placed b/w the timber and the tiles.
We don’t know what sort of adhesive has been used, but it can’t be very strong as many of the tiles move/rock when stepped on.
The tiles need to be lifted, preferably without damaging the timber underneath (which we want to stain & polish) and hopefully without having to smash up the tiles. We might be able to use them elsewhere.
The grouting or cement between the tiles is not exactly top quality, so we can chisel or drill that out without too much trouble, we hope!
What is a good technique for a) lifting the tiles and b) removing any underlying adhesive from the timber?
Many thanks,
Robbie
Victoria, Australia