Prepare the substrate before tiling

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Anyone who wants to attach tiles, be it on the walls or on the floor, should be aware that a perfect substrate must be available for this. Therefore, the basic requirement is that you have to prepare it accordingly. Of course, there are a few things to watch out for.

What you need:

Floor leveling compound
Plaster
primer
Filler
Spirit level

The subfloor for laying Tiles must meet a number of requirements so that the result is perfect and there is no rework or damage to the tiles. Of course, you have to differentiate between walls and floors, as you have to prepare both differently.

With tiles, the substrate needs to be well prepared

If you want to install tiles on the walls, you should first completely remove all old coverings, be it wallpaper or old tiles. This shouldn't be a big problem with wallpaper. With old tiles, however, it could happen that either glue residue remains on the walls, or the plaster partially or completely comes off with it. In this case it means that you have the Underground need to prepare.

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If it is glue residue, all you have to do is sand the surface clean. This is easily possible with an orbital sander. If it becomes necessary to apply new plaster, be careful not to use it too much is absorbent so that the tile adhesive cannot pull away too quickly later and therefore restricts the adhesive strength will. Before applying the plaster, you should use the walls In the case of cracks, it is essential to level out, grind and then apply a primer.
A floor on which new tiles are to be installed must also be absolutely clean, smooth and straight. After you have removed the old pavement, you must also prepare the subsurface. If your floor has been damaged by removing the old covering, you must treat it with floor leveling compound.
ribbons To do this, remove the floor and remove all of the dust. After that, apply a primer to the floor. One day later you can mix the floor leveling compound according to the instructions and apply it to the floor. Then the floor is sanded with a floor sander and then freed from dust. Now you have a perfect base for laying new tiles.