Laying Vinyl Tile the Right Way
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Article by: D. David Dugan Vinyl Tile , Tankless Water Heaters Save You the Big Bucks is still one of the best floor , Using an Insulation Tester coverings to choose for kitchens , Water Powered Clock and bathrooms. , Different Shapes and Sizes of Clocks Ceramic tile , Different Shapes and Sizes of Clocks is great, but the cost to have a professional install it can be prohibitive. The answer, vinyl tiles , We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem installed by you. You will save , Color Help: Many Factors Affect Color Preference a lot of money you can use toward other home , Water Powered Clock improvements you want to do. Vinyl tile , Color Help: Many Factors Affect Color Preference is also a great choice for other reasons. 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In this article I will help you learn how to , Solar Shingles install your own vinyl tile floor , Kitchen Remodeling: First Step with confidence. I'm going to teach you the old school way of laying this beautiful floor , Dense and Beautiful, What More Do You Want? covering. I call , Tape and Finish Drywall Like A Pro it old school, because I learned from tile , Never Rely on Your Plumbing Expectations layers that had been doing it for years before I started. First, we need to start with the basics. I don't know what is on the floor , Carpet Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Carpets Beautiful where you plan , Solar Shingles to put down vinyl tile, , Duct Cleaning Benefits so I'm going to show you what our preparation goals are. We want a nice smooth surface to lay our vinyl tile , Different Shapes and Sizes of Clocks on. Some people will tile , Tips for Home Remodeling Projects over existing tile. , Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance This can be okay, but it is not the preferred choice. To do this right, you need to remove whatever flooring , How To Maintain A Mop Bucket is there now, until you are down to either a smooth cement or wooden , Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance surface. If there are cracks and valleys or unleveled surfaces, they need to be filled and smoothed out before we can start laying your vinyl tile. , Need A Vacuum Cleaner? Best Rated Vacuums Can Be Found On cement or wooden , Feng Shui Interprets Shape of Property surfaces, you can use cement to fill in and smooth the surface. You can also install plywood over the existing floor , Options In Basement Waterproofing to achieve the surface your vinyl tile , How to Choose an Air Purifier needs. You caulk in all the joints after installing the plywood. You can use Durok as well. The goal, as I said before, is to have a smooth surface before you begin to lay vinyl tile. , Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance Otherwise, your tile , Bracing Winters Grip With Radiant Floor Heat will crack wherever pressure is placed on the tile , Adjustable bed memory foam - old mattress will now be bad memories! over existing rough areas. Now, buying the vinyl tile , Different Shapes and Sizes of Clocks you want is next. There is self-adhesive vinyl tile , Dense and Beautiful, What More Do You Want? that is very inexpensive. However, remember you get what you pay for. The adhesive on these tiles , Choosing an Efficient Dishwasher is not of great quality and you will be replacing them often. They are usually very thin as well, so they are easily damaged. The thicker the vinyl tile, , How to Select an Installer for Your Solar Panels the more expensive and durable it is. That is the rule of thumb. Choose vinyl tile , Adjustable bed memory foam - old mattress will now be bad memories! that has about 1/8"Âť thickness or above and you will have a floor , How to Choose an Air Purifier that will last a long time. So choose your style and color , The Benefits of Steel Storage Buildings wisely. It will be with you awhile. Now, the tools , Tips for Home Remodeling Projects you will need are next. You will not need a tile , Posh Pool Table Covers – The Latest Trend In Customized DĂ©cor cutter. That isn't the old school method. Using a tile , Water Powered Clock cutter is tedious and slow, and your edges will never be tight. You will need a good razor knife, a small butane torch, a trowel with teeth along one edge for applying the adhesive, some old rags, and some mineral spirits. A lot of experts will tell you to always begin in the center of the room , Glass Sinks-Where Art Meets Function when laying any kind of tile. , Glass Sinks-Where Art Meets Function However with kitchens , We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem and bathrooms, , Carpet Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Carpets Beautiful this is not always or even often the best method. Starting at one wall , Air conditioners have become an integral part of many homes and working toward your cabinets is much better, because most of your tiles , Protect your Family: Home Fire Safety Tips that need to be cut will be under the edge of the cabinets and not seen. Starting along one wall, , Air conditioners have become an integral part of many homes trowel on your adhesive, making sure there are ridges by using the toothed edge of your trowel. Do not go too far away from the wall , Winterizing a Vacation Home as you will be laying tile , Static Shock there and don't want to have to reach while doing so. Let the adhesive dry for about 15 minutes so it's very sticky. Lay your first tile , Options In Basement Waterproofing at the corner and continue to lay a row, making sure you keep your tiles , We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem aligned. As you get to the end of your row, do not worry about the area that is left over where a whole tile , Various Types of Flooring for Your Home will not fit in. We will take care of that last. However, remove the adhesive from that area so it won't dry before we get back to it. The adhesive you applied should have gone just a little further out than the row of tile , Carpet Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Carpets Beautiful itself, so now you have a row, with a little adhesive area waiting for the next row. Now start back at the beginning. Apply a little more than a row's width of adhesive, let it dry, then lay another row of tile, , Hot Tubs: Without A Shadow Of A Doubt Guarantee Relaxation When You Dip Your Feet Into The Water! again making sure you align the tiles , Oreck Vacuum Cleaners – Can You Believe the Hype? with each other so your lines are straight.. Once you have done the entire floor , Hot BBQ Grills and Items for the Summer except those areas where a whole tile , Carpet Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Carpets Beautiful would not fit in, let the floor , Choosing an Efficient Dishwasher dry until tomorrow. Do not allow anyone to walk on the floor. , Never Rely on Your Plumbing Expectations The adhesive takes time to dry. Now, once the adhesive is dry, we are ready to do the cutting in portion of your vinyl tile , We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem job. You should be able to walk carefully on the tiles , We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem without moving them by now. If not, you may have used too much adhesive and will have to wait longer, until you are sure it is dry. Now, let's cut it in. Go to where your first row that ended with a little space left over. Apply some adhesive to that area, plus on the floor, , DVR: Digital Video Recording. What You Need To Know along the wall , How to Choose an Air Purifier where you are going to put in your cut pieces of vinyl tile. , How to Plumb a New Bath Tub Let that dry, just as you did before for 15 minutes. Now, take a full vinyl tile, , Duct Cleaning Benefits matching it up with your tiles , How to Choose an Air Purifier already on the floor , Carpet Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Carpets Beautiful at the bottom, lean it at an angle to the wall. , Oreck Vacuum Cleaners – Can You Believe the Hype? Let me explain so you are sure to understand. You place , Bracing Winters Grip With Radiant Floor Heat the tile , Protect your Family: Home Fire Safety Tips against the edge of the last tile , Posh Pool Table Covers – The Latest Trend In Customized DĂ©cor in the row as if you were about to lay it down, but just let it lean against the wall , Oreck Vacuum Cleaners – Can You Believe the Hype? at whatever angle it has to. Now, you will need your razor knife and your small butane torch. Be careful with the little torch that you don't burn anything, please. If you are not comfortable with handling a small torch, this method is not for you. Place the fingers of one hand on the top of the tile , Glass Sinks-Where Art Meets Function along the wall , Need A Vacuum Cleaner? Best Rated Vacuums Can Be Found with very slight downward pressure. Wave the flame of the torch back and forth across the center of the tile , Hot BBQ Grills and Items for the Summer about where you would like it to bend. Don't let the flame linger on the tile , Dense and Beautiful, What More Do You Want? to melt it. Keep a distance so it only gets heated up. As it gets hot, , How To Maintain A Mop Bucket the pressure from your fingers will begin to push the vinyl tile , Dense and Beautiful, What More Do You Want? downward, bending it into place. , Protect your Family: Home Fire Safety Tips As soon as the tile , Solar Power: Becoming America's Choice is bent to the point where it is flat , Color Help: Many Factors Affect Color Preference against the floor , Hot BBQ Grills and Items for the Summer and the rest against the wall, , How to Plumb a New Bath Tub set down your torch, pointing it carefully away from anything or anyone, and take your razor knife and cut along the bend right at the wall. , Hot Tubs: Without A Shadow Of A Doubt Guarantee Relaxation When You Dip Your Feet Into The Water! It will cut like butter. Now that tile , Hot Tubs: Without A Shadow Of A Doubt Guarantee Relaxation When You Dip Your Feet Into The Water! fits perfectly to the contour of the wall. , Bracing Winters Grip With Radiant Floor Heat It also, because of the light , Adjustable bed memory foam - old mattress will now be bad memories! pressure you applied as you pressed it down, has tightened up that entire row, so the vinyl tiles , Water Pumps – All You Want To Know will not separate later. This is a floor , Glass Sinks-Where Art Meets Function that will last a long time and answers the problem of the tiles , Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance separating later. Continue that same process for each row and everywhere the tiles , Water Powered Clock need to be cut in. Then clean up. You are now an old school master at laying vinyl tile! , Home Improvements - The Fun Stuff One last warning, as I said before, if you are not comfortable using flame, you should go ahead and use a tile , Hot Tubs: Without A Shadow Of A Doubt Guarantee Relaxation When You Dip Your Feet Into The Water! cutter. It may not be as tight, but you can still do a good job with it without endangering yourself. , Dense and Beautiful, What More Do You Want? This article was intended to pass on an old school method I learned and have used to lay many beautiful , A Few Home Remodeling Rules tile floors , Hot BBQ Grills and Items for the Summer that lasted for years. I hope that by passing it onto you, the old way will not be lost.D. David Dugan has a website, http://homeimprovement.divinfo.com to help homeowners find all the information , Home Improvements - The Fun Stuff they need about remodeling, home , Laminate Flooring Guide repair, building decks , The Benefits of Aluminum Flagpoles and carports, room , How to Choose an Air Purifier additions, and more. He also actively participates in an article directory at http://www.articlemotron.com that has current and up to date information , Kitchen Remodeling: First Step on many topics. |
  
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