Basic Tiling Pro Tips and Simple Steps

Name: Basic Tiling Pro Tips and Simple Steps
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ISBN: 9780696214615

ISBN-10: 069621461X

ISBN-13: 9780696214615

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stanley Tools Staff, Stanley Books Staff, Ken Sidey

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Tile's simple beauty and durability have made it a very popular surface for kitchens and bathrooms - the rooms most often remodelled. Step-by-step instructions for tiling floors, walls, countertops, and showers are included in this book.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Meredith Books
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 9.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946

Designing Your Tile Project	p. 4
Basic principles of design	p. 6
Designing with color	p. 8
Designing with scale, pattern, and texture	p. 10
Choosing the Right Materials	p. 12
Types of tile	p. 14
Tile formats	p. 16
Trim tile, borders, and edgings	p. 18
What kind of tile to use	p. 20
Substrates and setting beds	p. 22
Membranes and adhesives	p. 24
Grouts, caulks, and sealers	p. 26
Planning Your Tile Installation	p. 28
Making a layout drawing	p. 30
A dimensional floor plan	p. 32
A dimensional wall plan	p. 34
Preparing Surfaces For Tiling	p. 36
General room preparation	p. 38
Removing molding and baseboards	p. 40
Removing appliances	p. 42
Removing fixtures	p. 44
Repairing or removing the existing floor	p. 50
Preparing a wood subfloor	p. 56
Preparing a slab floor	p. 58
Preparing walls for tile	p. 60
Removing countertops	p. 66
Installing a new countertop base	p. 68
Mastering Basic Installation Techniques	p. 70
Installing new backerboard	p. 72
Marking layout lines	p. 76
Installing tile	p. 78
Cutting tile	p. 82
Grouting, caulking, sealing	p. 84
Quick-and-easy tile projects	p. 86
Tiling Floors, Walls and Countertops	p. 88
Tiling a small entryway	p. 90
Tiling floors	p. 92
Tiling walls	p. 98
Tiling a shower enclosure or tub surround	p. 101
Tiling a kitchen countertop and backsplash	p. 104
Maintaining and Repairing	p. 110
Cleaning and sealing tiles	p. 112
Repairing damaged surfaces	p. 114
Glossary	p. 116
Index	p. 118
Metric Conversions	p. 120
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