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Installing Decorative Tiles in the Bathroom

Tile installer David Cloutman from DC Tile is installing the decorative, artisanal tile in the new bathroom for the Rowley Victorian. Cloutman explains that he begins at the bottom, setting the tiles along a level line, with a 3/16-inch grout line to hide any irregularities. Cloutman will follow preset lines for each element of the design, including the border tiles, accent line, and field tiles. He is using a premixed standard tile mastic to set the tiles. Bob watches as he sets the pencil-line tiles, the feature-tile border, and another line of pencil tiles to finish this section of the wall. Patience, Bob notes, is critical to a good tile installation.

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Installing Decorative Tiles in the Bathroom

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" All right David -- that is here who's been installing the tiles. And you know David when you've got an elaborate. Set of decorative tiles like this do you still when you start."

" used out of the horrible out. In this case few months. Stay -- heroic this sub flooring is an area."

" OK so we don't have our finished floors so we're kind of staying away from the Winston come in contact with the floor and you put up the field tile. All of it is spaced about what any dividend yourself yes sir program will receive these components okay. So there's certain irregularity. These tops that's really gonna read went grout it. Yeah."

" Well the growth will regret what will hide a lot of that don't want them to close as a cultural warden irregularities. So that's why I chose this quote or so which which house going next. Wouldn't and his the war. Is the design here. And what you -- is kind of established. A level line around the room right yeah we each one of these different elements. Okay. For the border. So that goes there we'd on this war communique. They got an -- So it goes up and around the shower the shower area which is in the corner of the room it. Yes you can see this outside the what kind of mastic trees. This is just all purpose multi duty mastic -- this wouldn't you know it is. It's -- else yeah yeah. And the quality mastic. Some pieces you have to who left or. Because it's who really tiles he would -- it. For all of this. There's going to straight to. We have homes in the industrial."

" Me yeah. Well there's one thing to be learned is that patience. Is a very important attribute when you're doing this kind of installation. You gotta take your time. And then from there you'll be turning the corner and going up vertically David. Okay thanks we'll get out of your way. We're running out of time next time we're gonna be putting down beautiful cedar deck and we're also going to be going. Looking for help on your next project visit bobvila.com. For everything you need to get the job done right you'll find interactive tools for planning your next project. And helpful how to articles for every room in your home bobvila.com. The ultimate home site."

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