Installing tiles diagonally

Installing tiles diagonally makes home decor more interesting

Home decoration can be done with floor decoration. One way is to install the tiles diagonally. This kind of mounting method is quite interesting and unique. Installing the tiles diagonally is almost the same as the parallel, it's just a little harder especially on the sides of the wall.

The first stage is usual by preparing the necessary ingredients. The same way is done by installing tiles in parallel including the installation of tiles on walls or other areas.

Some necessary tools such as water fitting, nails, iron hammer, rubber hammer, shovel, duster.
While the necessary materials such as cement, sand, tiles. The amount of material required depends on how much space the tile is installed and also the thickness of the mortar as the basis of the tile adhesive.

To install the tiles in a diagonal way the need for tiles will be more that is about 30% of the amount if installed in parallel. This is due to many cuts on the sides of the walls and the rest of the pieces are unused. Obviously different if mounted straight the remaining pieces can still be used on the other side of the wall.

Before the installation should be tiled soaked for about three hours for the tile adhesion is more perfect. Before soaking check the tiles one by one and make sure all in good condition, especially the size. Damaged ceramics set aside and possibly still be used in other places.

Before the tile is installed it is recommended that the room size be known with certainty and look for the diagonal point of the room.

If the midpoint of the diagonal of the room has been determined then there begins to install the tiles. Then forwarded to the right and left, up and down.

Determine the height of the tile floor with the door. This method can use carpenter's level. Measure the height of shrinkage of the room and plug the concrete nails and threads as a standard for installing ceramics.

Place the thread on a flat lane with the wall and the diagonal path of the room this is because we put the tiles diagonally.
Prepare 1 cement mixture: 3 concrete sand. The dough should not be too wet or too dry. It can be checked by grasping the dough by hand. If removable remains in a round condition then the condition is good for installing tiles.

Spread the dough on the part between two threads. obtained about one row of ceramic pairs.
Stir the glue between the ceramic and the mortar. Once flattened for two or three pieces of ceramic first Do not flush too much because it will reduce my glue ceramic.

Then do the installation of tiles one by one that starts from the midpoint of the diagonal of the room and then forwarded right and left and up and down and then to all the room. Use a rubber hammer to press the tiles. Flatten the side of the ceramic with the yarn. Flat and good dough and beating properly will result in a tidy pair well and neatly.

For tiles near the walls can be cut using cutting tools such as angel grinder and tile shears.

The cutting should be side to the wall and a maximum distance of 0.5 cm from the wall and not hollow.

When finished can be cleaned with a washcloth. You can try it yourself.

Material with vitrification tiles or ceramics is very possible to install the tiles diagonally. The selection of materials like this because of durability, relatively the same size and precision and easy in installation and maintenance and the price is in accordance with me to buy consumers.

Making a diagonal floor is very interesting and can make the floor as a focal point in your home room. It is one creative idea to create an unique tile design for the floor of the room.

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