How to Put Mosaic Tiles On Your Own

How to Put Mosaic Tiles On Your Own

A fairly popular option for finishing the bathroom is the laying of ceramic mosaics. That is why an important question becomes how to put mosaic tiles. In particular, an important factor is laying under the slope, which is especially necessary when arranging the coating in the shower, as well as in order to avoid the accumulation of water in hard-to-reach places.

Preparatory work

Before you start directly laying the tiles, you should carry out a number of preparatory works.

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Of course, it is necessary to dismantle the old coating, garbage collection, and the most important thing is the leveling of the floor, namely, the screed at an angle. It is she who will determine the slope of the tile. Let’s take a little closer look at this:

In the case of pouring the entire bathroom, the slope is performed either to one wall, respectively, it is made in one direction. Or it is performed to the center of the bathroom, respectively, causes a slope in four directions from each wall.

Similarly, a screed for a shower is performed, but here the direction of inclination is determined by the location of the ladder for draining water.

The difference in the height of the floor level must be made by at least 1 centimeter at a distance of 1 meter. Accordingly, the greater the angle of inclination, the faster the water will drain. But at the same time, you should not make it too large, because it will be uncomfortable to stand on the floor, and in addition there is a risk of slipping and falling.

One last thing. An equally important stage of preparatory work is the waterproofing of the floor in the bathroom. It is performed mostly using two-component compositions, in addition to several layers.
Importantly! Waterproofing is performed not only on the surface of the floor, but also goes to the walls in height by at least 10-15 centimeters.

Waterproofing of the shower before laying mosaic tiles

At this point, the main preparatory work is completed. After drying of the waterproofing material, the final preparation is additionally carried out, which is the final leveling and priming.

Leveling in this case is carried out with the help of tile glue, respectively, after it dries, the surface is primed.