Yes, this happens. What you do is lay down too much mastic in proportion to the number of tiles you can lay in the next column or row. Us DIY tilers often have “eyes” bigger than our “hands.” The opposite scenario is laying down just a little bit of mastic, laying down 2 or...
Let’s define what the two terms mean, and give some advantages and disadvantages for both: Stacked Tile You’re familiar with stacked tile, and it’s the most common tile configuration for showers and bathtubs. Stacked tile forms a grid-like pattern. Easiest tile design because you never have to guess about the placement of the next...
I am going to assume that you mean “install directly on particle board.” In other words, using the particle board as an underlayment for tile. You can install tile indirectly on particle board, as long as you have a proper intervening underlayment. But, no, it would be a disaster to install tile on particle...
Yes, in fact concrete is one of the better base surfaces for tiling. You just need to make sure of a few things first: Concrete Should Be Dry Any moisture will affect your tile installation. No, it’s not as grave a thing as if you laid wood floor on moist concrete, because tiling does...
Q: Can I Use Thinset Mortar as Grout? A: Let me answer your question with a question: Why would you want to? To save money, convenience, or what? I see this question come up every now and then, and I think one motivation on the part of DIY’ers may when they are installing the...
