Laying Down Bathroom Floor Tile

If you are installing bathroom floor tile, there are a few steps that you should take to ensure a satisfactory finish to your project:

Remove Baseboard
Before you start, remove all the baseboards in the room. You’ll replace them when you’re done, but you need the space to work. Ceramic tile is thicker than other flooring products, so baseboard will need to be installed higher.

Check Door Clearance
After you remove the baseboards, put a piece of tile under the door to check on the clearance. If the space between the tile and the door is taller than roughly the height of two tile pieces, then you may need to trim the door.

Use a Chalk Snap Line
To ensure that you are as square as possible when laying the tile, use careful measuring and a snap line to keep your tiles in a row.

Have Cutting Tools Available
Laying tile around vanities and toilets will require planning ahead, and you’ll need to cut many pieces of tile before you’re done. Have a couple of cutting tools available in order to accomplish this task.

Create an Even Surface
Before you begin, even out the surface of the bathroom floor as much as possible. Tile has very little give, so fill in low spots with grout or deeper grooves or holes with thin flooring material. This will prevent cracking later.