The process of laying tiles includes three stages. At the very beginning, the correct marking of the walls is carried out, then the tiles are actually installed, and at the final stage, grouting is carried out.
The first stage is marking. To begin with, vertical rows are marked. All operations are carried out from the point located on the wall in the central part. For this purpose, the width of the wall is measured, and then it is calculated where its center is located, which is immediately marked with a pencil. Then, applying the ruler to the wall so that its mark coincides with the center, placing in a horizontal plane, determine the amount of whole tiles necessary for laying and perform a mark with a pencil.
If it turns out that the last tile fits on the wall less than half, then, by determining the necessary measurements, the center is shifted to the required size. This center will be the starting point for future work. Next, you need to apply the ruler in the vertical plane and vertical lines are drawn down, while measuring are pre -measured levels for them. Having completed the application of vertical rows, the application of horizontal marks perform. In this case, the rails can be made by the rails nailed to the walls. Thanks to them, you can exclude the sliding of the tile down. The second stage – tile laying. Having finished the marking stage, you can start laying the tile. This work is carried out from the lower corner formed by two rails. The adhesive solution is applied with a trowel to a small area. First, the glue is smoothed out with the smooth side, then to the gear side to obtain horizontal furrows of the same size, which provide uniform gluing tiles. The first tile is installed on the corner. In this case, it is necessary to press the edges to the rails, and the tile itself to the wall. A strong pressure on the tile should be avoided, since an excess adhesive solution from under it can be squeezed out from this. To provide the same distance between tiles, experts recommend using special crosses.
The third stage is a grout of the seams. At the final stage, the resulting seams between the tiles are undermined. You can proceed to this work by waiting for the complete drying of the glue and after removing the crosses from the seams. Grout on the tile is performed in the seams diagonally. It rubs up as if inside the seams. After the grout dries, all the remains are cleaned from the surface of the tile. To do this, use a dry rag, and then proceed to wet cleaning.
In order for the work performed to be of high quality, and the facing coating is durable and for a long time has retained a pleasant appearance, accurate compliance with the technology of work is required.