Correct installation of large tiles for the floor
Small tiles are increasingly being replaced by the trend towards large tiles. However, it is the case that large tiles have to be laid a little differently than small or natural stone tiles. However, the preparatory work does not differ significantly from the normal laying.
What you need:
- large tiles
- Middle bed tile adhesive
- coarse notched spatula
Just bring great on a floor Tiles a special look with. For example, if the tiles are rectangular, they can be laid in different directions. You can also easily conjure up a pattern on the floor. Of course, such large tiles are correspondingly heavy, which means a special type of laying.
Correctly lay large tiles on the floor
- Of course, you can also do the same with large tiles as you would with conventional tiles and prepare your floor perfectly by treating unevenness with a floor leveling compound. However, this is only necessary here if these unevenness are greater than 10 mm.
- Large tiles should be laid with a so-called middle bed adhesive. This has the property that it can level unevenness of up to 10 mm without preparation. However, you should first coat the floor with an adhesive primer.
- The adhesive contains high proportions of cement and plastics, which create enormous adhesive strength. Therefore, you should only work in sections when laying so that the adhesive does not set too quickly.
- The teeth of your spatula should be quite large here and therefore be around 10 mm for large tiles.
- It is also important that you take all the necessary materials, such as primer, glue and grout, choose the brand from a single manufacturer so that all materials work together perfectly.
- With the exception of the special feature of the adhesive, all other work is carried out in the same way as you are already familiar with from normal tile laying.
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