How To Lay Ceramic Tile On Concrete Floor

Installing tile directly on concrete.

How to lay ceramic tile on concrete floor.

I ve completed my first tile floor installation and i put together this video to show you all of the tips and tricks i found along the way. Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete. We purchased 8 x8 tiles spacers and thinset making sure their design and color match with the rest of the room. Purchase an anti fracture membrane to lay over your leveled concrete.

Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material. Learn how to lay. Opt to cut sheets of ditra membrane to fit the area you are tiling. Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared.

Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job. Step 1 preparing the concrete. You can purchase it in sheets or in liquid form. As you move on to the subsequent rows use the spacers to keep your pattern square.

Lay the tiles into the mortar and using the spacers make sure you are running even with the chalk line. Before you lay any sort of tile whether it is stone ceramic or peel and stick vinyl you must prepare your concrete floor to ensure that the tiles will go down properly and stay where they re. In our case we had to tile the stair hallway but you can use these techniques to lay ceramic tile on any concrete floor. This will help prevent cracking of tiles.