This will give you a guide to be sure that the next rows of tile will be straight and level.ĭoing this one time should give you enough of a guide to get started, but if you are nervous, then continue the process of drawing very straight and level lines every 12 inches, or whatever dimension your tile is. This line needs to be straight and level as possible. Using a laser level and chalk line, or very long straight edge, draw a line across the room both out from the top, bottom, right, and left sides of your center tile. Trust me, and do it!!! Your tile will turn out much better! ) 2) Draw a line across the room both horizontally and vertically To properly lay tile, you start in the center of the room and work out, so you will want to know where the exact center is. Line the first piece of tile up with the center mark on the tile and the center mark of the floor as best you can. Then, take a piece of the tile and lightly with pencil mark the center point of the tile. Where the half-way point of the length and width intersect is your center point, mark it. Then, measure the width of the room, and the length of the room, and figure out the half-way point of both.
To mark the center of your room properly, everything needs to be moved out. But since there was nowhere in the house to move it, I just scooted them all the way to one side of the room, laid the tile, and then all the way to the other. To do this properly, we really needed to move the washer and dryer out of the room. (This is one of the steps that I failed to do. ~Chalk line-strongly suggested, but not needed ~Laser level-strongly suggested, but not needed Also be sure to include some extra for messups!
Be sure to look at the lot numbers on the back of the box, and buy the same lot numbers. ~Enough boxes of tile required for your square footage.
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