Tiling 1-2-3

Name: Tiling 1-2-3
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ISBN: 9780696228582

ISBN-10: 0696228580

ISBN-13: 9780696228582

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Larry Johnston, Larry Johnston

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Complete step-by-step guide that provides homeowners with everything they need to know to install a wide variety of tile and get beautiful room-changing results. Clear and easy to follow step-by-step photography along with easy-to-understand and logically organized instructions give readers the confidence to install tile in nearly any area. Relentlessly project driven, the second edition updates all the aspects covered in the original edition as well as offering up-to-date information on new material options. Most comprehensive and easiest-to-use do-it-yourself tiling guide on the market today - intensely reviewed for accuracy by flooring experts at Home Depot.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Meredith Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 223
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

Larry Johnston is the author of Ideologies: An Analytic and Conceptual Approach (1996) and Between Transcendence and Nihilism (1995). A legislative researcher in Toronto since 1998, he was an academic consultant to the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2006. He has taught a variety of politics courses at the University of Toronto, McMaster University, and Ryerson University.

How to use this book	p. 3
Designing With Tile	p. 6
Lighting an imaginative spark	p. 8
Practical planning	p. 22
Choosing floor tile	p. 26
Choosing wall tile	p. 40
Tile for countertops	p. 46
Tile for outdoors	p. 48
Underlayments and membranes	p. 50
Adhesives, grouts, and sealers	p. 51
Prep and Demolition	p. 52
The basic home-repair toolbox	p. 54
Demolition tools	p. 57
Tools for tile	p. 58
Concrete tools	p. 59
Tools for wood and laminates	p. 60
Safety gear	p. 60
Removing baseboard and trim	p. 62
Removing toilets and sinks	p. 63
Removing carpet	p. 64
Removing/repairing a wood floor	p. 65
Removing vinyl sheets and tile	p. 66
Using ceramic tile as a substrate	p. 68
Removing ceramic floor tiles	p. 69
Reinforcing a wood subfloor	p. 70
Preparing a concrete floor	p. 74
Installing underlayment	p. 78
Installing radiant heat	p. 80
Preparing vinyl floors	p. 83
Preparing walls for tile	p. 89
Floors	p. 88
Laying out a floor	p. 90
Installing backerboard	p. 94
Setting ceramic tile	p. 98
Marking cuts	p. 102
Cutting tile	p. 104
Installing mosaic tile	p. 110
Installing a border	p. 111
Setting a pattern	p. 112
Setting a tile base	p. 113
Grouting ceramic tile	p. 114
Installing stone tile	p. 116
Installing laminate tile	p. 118
Installing parquet tile	p. 120
Installing vinyl tile	p. 124
Transitions	p. 127
Vinyl cove molding	p. 127
Installing cork tile	p. 128
Installing carpet tiles	p. 130
Walls	p. 132
Installing backerboard	p. 134
Establishing layout lines	p. 136
Setting wall tile	p. 138
Marking and cutting wall tiles	p. 140
Grouting wall tile	p. 142
Tiling a tub surround	p. 144
Building a custom shower pan	p. 148
Countertops	p. 154
Preparing the base	p. 156
Laying backerboard	p. 157
Marking layout lines	p. 161
Setting the tile	p. 162
Marking and cutting tile	p. 163
Grouting the joints	p. 164
Patios	p. 166
Pouring a concrete slab	p. 168
Finishing a concrete slab	p. 171
Establishing layout lines	p. 172
Setting the tile	p. 174
Grouting the joints	p. 176
Tiling a stone patio	p. 178
Creative Tiling Projects	p. 180
Tiling a tabletop	p. 182
Tiling a wall mural	p. 184
Door casing rosettes	p. 186
Chair rail	p. 187
Window treatment	p. 188
Tiling a window recess	p. 190
Staircase risers	p. 192
Tile name sign	p. 192
Fireplace surround	p. 194
Fireplace hearth	p. 196
Stove base	p. 198
Stove heat shield	p. 200
Bird bath	p. 202
Garden bench	p. 204
Maintenance and Repair	p. 206
Replacing a ceramic tile	p. 208
Maintaining ceramic and stone	p. 209
Replacing grout	p. 210
Isolating a crack	p. 211
Replacing damaged parquet	p. 212
The care and cleaning of laminate flooring	p. 214
Maintaining vinyl and cork	p. 216
Resources	p. 218
Index	p. 218
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