Hello all,
Other than the obligatory intro post, this is my first "real" post....
Here's what I got going. My wife and I recently decided to purchase a new house, and turning the one we are currently living in a rental. It has carpet throughout the house with linoleum in the kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, and entry way. We decided to leave the carpet in the bedrooms and lay tile throughout the rest of the house. I'm looking at about 500 sq. ft. of coverage. This is a relatively small house. So from what I read on the 'ol Google machine larger tiles will make a small space look larger than it really is. With that in mind we went with a large tile (18" x 18") glazed porcelain. We chose this particular tile because
A) it was large
B) It was $.49 sq ft.
So here's my questions.....
1) Thin set or medium bed mortar...and what is the difference
2) 1/4" spacing?
3) 3/8" or 1/2" teeth on my trowel? and squared or rounded teeth?
4) modified correct?
5) white or grey? Tile is 1005 beige
5) on initial layout, where do you start if the room is not a square or rectangle? There is nothing straight about the living room, dining room, or kitchen. I read to find center of the front door/entry way. and go across the room to the opposite wall and go out left to right from there.
I think that is all I have for now. I understand that the floor being level for this large of tile is crucial. I'm a pretty handy fella, but this is the first time I have done any tile work, and from what I'm reading I probably didn't buy the most user friendly tile for a new guy.
Any other tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Jarrett
Other than the obligatory intro post, this is my first "real" post....
Here's what I got going. My wife and I recently decided to purchase a new house, and turning the one we are currently living in a rental. It has carpet throughout the house with linoleum in the kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, and entry way. We decided to leave the carpet in the bedrooms and lay tile throughout the rest of the house. I'm looking at about 500 sq. ft. of coverage. This is a relatively small house. So from what I read on the 'ol Google machine larger tiles will make a small space look larger than it really is. With that in mind we went with a large tile (18" x 18") glazed porcelain. We chose this particular tile because
A) it was large
B) It was $.49 sq ft.
So here's my questions.....
1) Thin set or medium bed mortar...and what is the difference
2) 1/4" spacing?
3) 3/8" or 1/2" teeth on my trowel? and squared or rounded teeth?
4) modified correct?
5) white or grey? Tile is 1005 beige
5) on initial layout, where do you start if the room is not a square or rectangle? There is nothing straight about the living room, dining room, or kitchen. I read to find center of the front door/entry way. and go across the room to the opposite wall and go out left to right from there.
I think that is all I have for now. I understand that the floor being level for this large of tile is crucial. I'm a pretty handy fella, but this is the first time I have done any tile work, and from what I'm reading I probably didn't buy the most user friendly tile for a new guy.
Any other tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Jarrett