Bathroom tile dilemma
by
Pat Grosse
We just bought a 1987 built home. We purchased it from the original owner. She upgraded all the rooms except the bathrooms.
The bathroom file is the original sheet linoleum from that decade and is faded, dinged, and you can't get it clean. I am in the process or redoing the smaller or the two bathrooms in a few weeks. I have bought paint, new accessories and self stick tile.
What if any recommendations for applying the tile. I have laid tile in my mom's house many moons ago. The bathroom in our new house is tiny tiny. It's probably 8 x 10.
The master bathroom is the larger of the two. The one I'm redoing is more a powder room than bathroom. I call it a powder room with a shower!
Also, the baseboards have quarter round moulding and baseboards. I'm only painting the baseboards. I'm also just painting the vanity. The wood is solid wood and the sink is in great shape. New light fixtures in a few months. I'm broke after buying the house!
The bathroom file is the original sheet linoleum from that decade and is faded, dinged, and you can't get it clean. I am in the process or redoing the smaller or the two bathrooms in a few weeks. I have bought paint, new accessories and self stick tile.
What if any recommendations for applying the tile. I have laid tile in my mom's house many moons ago. The bathroom in our new house is tiny tiny. It's probably 8 x 10.
The master bathroom is the larger of the two. The one I'm redoing is more a powder room than bathroom. I call it a powder room with a shower!
Also, the baseboards have quarter round moulding and baseboards. I'm only painting the baseboards. I'm also just painting the vanity. The wood is solid wood and the sink is in great shape. New light fixtures in a few months. I'm broke after buying the house!
2 answers
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I'm not trying to be rude but if there is a way you can gt a pic on here it might help people give you feed back. It would help to know the lay out and what things look like. I think it would be easier for ideas to flow for people to comment at least that's what i have found out.
Nykeana79
on May 19, 2015
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If you're going to use self stick vinyl tile, remove the quarter trim from the floor, clean and remove any floor wax applied to the old flooring, start in the center of the room and start laying tile. This may sound strange but get you a floor roller and roll over every single tile once it's been laid or have every single member of your family spend 10 mins walking on and pressing each and every tile. Afterwards reinstall your quarter round trim. The biggest failure with self stick tile is when they are never pressed completely in place and voids remain underneath. Then a few weeks later the tiles start to loosen because the adhesive that is attached to the sub surface can no longer hold the tile in place.
D & K
on May 20, 2015
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