floor tilers in liverpool
stylish floor tiles, just the way you want it
Even the most gifted DIYer can make some innocent mistakes when doing some home renovations simply because they don’t know all the details and steps that involve creating an even walking surface.
That is why we suggest that you consult with highly qualified floor tilers from Liverpool so that these costly mistakes can be avoided.
Generally speaking, there are three main parts to a floor tile laying exercise:
- Planning & Preparation
- Proper Execution
- Finishing touches & Aftercare
01
Preparing the floor for tiling
Every project requires a plan of approach or strategy that can include the starting position, what tile material is most suitable, an initial idea about the obstacles and hard-to-reach areas and of course the miscellaneous materials required such as the type of adhesive and grout.
This gives a professional floor tiler not only an idea about how long the work will last but also on how best to tackle certain fiddly bits.
The most important part, as step 0 as it were, to make sure that the surface is level. Any bumps, holes or uneven surfaces need to be corrected before any of the tiling takes place. Uneven areas can cause the floor tiles to move or even to crack, rendering your investment useless so this is a crucial preparatory step.
Needless to say that the work surface also needs to be solid, clean as well as dry to qualify as a workable condition. Some subfloors or other floor materials need other priming work but your tiler will know how to handle these.
This gives a professional floor tiler not only an idea about how long the work will last but also on how best to tackle certain fiddly bits.
The most important part, as step 0 as it were, to make sure that the surface is level. Any bumps, holes or uneven surfaces need to be corrected before any of the tiling takes place. Uneven areas can cause the floor tiles to move or even to crack, rendering your investment useless so this is a crucial preparatory step.
Needless to say that the work surface also needs to be solid, clean as well as dry to qualify as a workable condition. Some subfloors or other floor materials need other priming work but your tiler will know how to handle these.
02
Floor tiling process
After preparing the work area and ensuring that there's an adequate amount of floor tiles (including a min of 10% wastage) and materials, we can start laying the tiles.
Whilst also ensuring that the necessary health & safety precautions are observed our tiler colleagues would find the centre point of the area and start their way towards the wall while placing spacers in between the tiles.
We may use fixing marks to ensure the strategy we had prepared at the beginning of the process, translates nicely into a beautiful and nicely flowing tile layout.
During the tiling, we refer to a spirit level to ensure that there is just enough adhesive underneath each tile and that there won't be any uneven surfaces after our work is done.
We have always paid distinguished attention to cleanliness and this goes doubly for our bathroom tiling or floor tiling work. As we go along, we always make sure that the grout lines are clean as we will need them in perfect condition for the last step.
Whilst also ensuring that the necessary health & safety precautions are observed our tiler colleagues would find the centre point of the area and start their way towards the wall while placing spacers in between the tiles.
We may use fixing marks to ensure the strategy we had prepared at the beginning of the process, translates nicely into a beautiful and nicely flowing tile layout.
During the tiling, we refer to a spirit level to ensure that there is just enough adhesive underneath each tile and that there won't be any uneven surfaces after our work is done.
We have always paid distinguished attention to cleanliness and this goes doubly for our bathroom tiling or floor tiling work. As we go along, we always make sure that the grout lines are clean as we will need them in perfect condition for the last step.
03
Post tiling finishing touches
It is vitally important that the floor tiles receive no pressure until the adhesive is dry and has fully bonded with the bottom of the tiles. (in some cases, however, depending on the type of adhesive you can set the tiles and grout on the same day)
Next, we would apply the grout in the best visually appealing colour in harmony with your design idea and ensure that the grout lines are filled in nicely.
Any excess material is carefully wiped off. Again, this does not only make our tiling colleagues highly meticulous but also quite pragmatic. It is considerably easier to remove grout in this state rather than when it is hard and dry.
Just as the grout starts to harden, a handy piece of grout finishing tool scraped across the tile gaps smoothens the filler material and removes any unnecessary excess.
One final wipe with a damp cloth can serve as a nice finishing touch to remove any dirt from your brand new and shiny floor tiles.
Next, we would apply the grout in the best visually appealing colour in harmony with your design idea and ensure that the grout lines are filled in nicely.
Any excess material is carefully wiped off. Again, this does not only make our tiling colleagues highly meticulous but also quite pragmatic. It is considerably easier to remove grout in this state rather than when it is hard and dry.
Just as the grout starts to harden, a handy piece of grout finishing tool scraped across the tile gaps smoothens the filler material and removes any unnecessary excess.
One final wipe with a damp cloth can serve as a nice finishing touch to remove any dirt from your brand new and shiny floor tiles.