Jay Leger has been working in homes doing insurance repairs since 1999. Have concerns about knowing all the details of your tile project? There is more information at Making Tile Simple.
My wife and I took on the home diy project last summer of tiling a bathroom in our home. And we won! But had a few scares to show for it. Not literally, but we learned a lot about tiling that we had not thought of. I guess we may have been a little over confident, because I am a contractor by day.. and thought I knew more that I did.
It was the details of doing tiling that were hard to find. Yes, find. I got a book from a supply store, looked at DIY web sites, etc. and still had to get advice from my tile subcontractor, that has done many jobs for me. In fact, I had to call him several times.
The Tear Out: I did fine here. Just a little hard work, but that was OK. The acrylic shower stall was fun - get out the saw-all and go at it. The wife really liked the dust!
The Concrete Board: No problem. Make sure you get the right blade for your saw. Just like working with plywood except you need to put in about 3 times the number of screws to prevent any movement through the years.
The Leveling: Again no real problems. But we did not have any unlevel places in the floor. If you do, you may have to level the floor in more than one step. Don't think you can level with the thin-set, either... won't work. Also if you are going to use a light colored grout, get light colored thin-set.. makes it much easier to not get dark specks in your grout.
The Tiling: I had a lot to learn about cutting. Get the right saw and tile break. Don't go cheap on this part. Should be able to rent a good saw. Study up on layout tips too. There is more than one right way, but very critical. Our biggest problem was getting the thin-set the right thickness on the walls. It slowed us down a lot.
Grouting: Did good after getting the hang of it. Just be sure you don't wait too long to get the cleanup done or it can be tough. It is easy to miss some wiping out and you will notice later, believe me.
Over all a good project. It is not too hard for almost anyone that is willing.
Hope this helps.
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