For ceramic tile nail cement boards to the concrete floor with concrete nails so they won t move then apply mastic tile and grout.
Tiling an old cement basement floor.
Remove stubborn dust and dirt with a mop soaked in a solution of bleach and water.
The tiling has begun.
Lots of tiling work shown.
Installing a tile floor in all or part of your basement lets you have some fun with design while still quickly covering up existing concrete floors.
Mop the entire floor area of your basement as any dirt or dust is a potential hazard to the success of your tiling job.
If you feel that despite all precautions the basement floor may get wet put down 2 by 4 inch sleepers cover with plastic and then install the plywood as the subfloor.
After mopping allow your concrete basement floor to completely dry.
Concrete floors are durable and easy to clean but not very attractive.
Remove dusts and debris with a vacuum cleaner and a broom.
So tile is not a cheap flooring option unless you are doing the work yourself.
Installing tile directly on concrete.
One of the first steps in refinishing a basement or turning a garage into a usable room is to put down a new floor.
Masonry chisel and a 2 lb.
Note stop complaining about the tiles not being buttered.
Self leveling underlayment products can be used on concrete floors wood subfloors that are uneven but still in decent shape and even over ceramic tile floors eliminating the task of tearing.
Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal.
If the basement slab has large cracks especially cracks that move it s a good idea to install an uncoupling membrane under the tile.
Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material.
Push air bubbles out to the edge with a j roller or the edge of a grout float.
Things are slowly coming back together.
Fortunately tiling a basement floor isn t much different from any other floor in the house.
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.
Tile is available in many different sizes and styles and the price range is equally broad.
Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.
Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.