Redo Bathroom Tile Floor

Use grout for both but caulk the corners.

Redo bathroom tile floor. The best tile floor refinishers use a two step cleaning process to remove dirt detergents and any body oil. If you re not pouring a new floor mortar and screw inch backerboard over a level subfloor then lay tile on top. Tile demolition is such a messy endeavor and adds so much time to a bathroom remodel that you may be looking for a way to avoid it. How to redo bathroom floors without ripping up the tiles.

Don t lay floor tile over plywood which can swell with moisture and break the tile bond. On the post about painting your tile my husband and i own 2 rental properties and well most renters just do not clean their showers or bath tubs so here is my tried and tested and mastered little secret to cleaning years worth of soap scum and grim is floor stripper yes that s right floor stripper you see soap is waxy and well floor. What to put under a tile floor illustration by eric larsen. Tile the shower walls or bathtub enclosure first and then move to other areas of the bathroom.

Refinishing a bathroom tile floor takes planning and is not just a matter of painting floor tile. An important factor in the remodel is the kind of flooring. Install the wall tile and then work on floor tile. The complexity of remodeling the floor depends on how elaborate the bathroom is but generally it is more time consuming than difficult.