DIY Floor Tile Ideas

Are you ready to tackle your DIY floor tile project? Let us help you get started in this exciting endeavor. Whether it's your first time or tenth, tiling your floor successfully is all about planning. Are you using the right supplies and techniques? Check out our discussion boards, video tutorials, and best projects to get going.

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Tile Floors the Easy Way

Prepare the surface: Make sure the floor that you want to tile is free of debris. Also, ensure that the surface is even, with no bumps or large scratches.
Measure up: Measure the space you want to tile. Round up all measurements, as it is better to buy too many tiles than to not have enough.
Purchase tiles: Choose tiles with a neutral color scheme. They should also be as tough as possible, as floor tiles are known to crack.
Follow a guide: Use chalk to draw guidelines that you can follow when tiling. For straight lines, purchase a chalk line kit.
Cut to size: You can cut tiles to size, if needed, using an electric or hand-operated tile cutter, but be sure to wear safety goggles.

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Top Floor Tiling Projects

Visit our top floor tile DIY projects and see what other Hometalkers are tiling.

Peel N' Stick Luxury Vinyl Tile Floors

We weren’t initially planning on putting down a new floor, since the existing one was in really great shape, however after we updated the rest of the bathroom, the floor really stuck out like a sore thumb!

Allison Young

DIY Vintage Inspired Hex Tile Floor Part 1

Our home was built in 1929 and we love all the charm older homes have. Unfortunately, ours was extensively remodeled in the 1960s. Some of the original wood windows with leaded glass were changed out to aluminium, faux wood paneling was put everywhere! The kitchen was totally redone with a sort of plywood cabinet covered in a vinyl, countertops and backsplash were the same. The wood floors were covered in linoleum. However, the bathroom floors were left intact. The penny tiles were very cute, but we needed to gut plumbing and electrical and didn't have time wrap our head around saving the tile. Instead, we used new black and white hexagon shaped tiles in a pattern reminiscent of 1920s tile patterns. We used the tile in our kitchen, bathrooms and the latest project is our back entry. The instructional pictures I used in this tutorial are from the back entry, but the before and after I included are from our kitchen. Process and tiles used are the same. We just didn't have the step-by-step photos from the other rooms and we haven't finished the back entry. Also, the back entry is adjacent to our kitchen, so we continued the pattern in this space. I split the tutorial into two parts because the process is very long. And if you are like us, working on projects in short spurts, the end of this tutorial will be a good stopping point. The first part, this tutorial, is preparation for laying tile and the second part is laying, grouting, dehazing and sealing the tile. Keep reading for the directions!

This Dear Casa

Bottle Cap Floor Tile

We hated the musky carpet in the office / craft room, So, rather than buy a normal floor covering, I decided to challenge myself. I began collecting beer / soda bottle caps from friends and family across country as well as circulating a picture of my project to local pubs. It took over a year to complete because I waited for people to drink the right colors. I think it turned out amazing!

Coraline Jones

DIY Vintage Inspired Hex Floor Tile Part 2

Welcome to the second part of a two part tutorial! This will cover the floor tile process from laying the tile to grout, to dehazing, and finally sealing. In the first tutorial, "DIY Vintage Inspired Hex Floor Part 1" https://www.hometalk.com/diy/tile/floor/diy-vintage-inspired-hex-tile-floor-part-1-44267820 I covered the preparation of laying the concrete board and decoupling mat, cutting tile and creating a pattern. As I mentioned in the first part, I included process pictures from work on our back entry and finished pictures from the adjacent kitchen tile. Always read your product instructions, as there are variances between manufacturers.

This Dear Casa

How to Install a Brick Tile Floor

Installing a brick tile floor in your home is a great way to give your home that old-world, rustic charm. Brick is a timeless material that never goes out of style. In this tutorial you will learn how to install thin brick tile veneer onto a floor such a bathroom or kitchen. Installing a brick tile floor is easier than you might think and the application is very similar to regular tile.

Adrienne Carrie Hubbard | Crafty Little Gnome

How to Tile a Bathroom Floor With 12x24 Gray Tiles

This past month we took on the project of remodeling/redoing our master bathroom. Our house was built in 2010 so the the finishes are very brown. Since it's only 6 years old all we had to do was change out the finishes and use the existing layout of the bathroom. Here is a quick over view of how we tiled the floor, but if you want a VERY detailed tutorial on how we did it, what we used (including the exact tile we used) make sure to check out my blog post. I took lots of photos along the way :)

Kaysi Gardner

Carpeted Bathroom Gets a New Tile Floor

I am currently working on a bathroom remodel for a friend. We are nearing the finish line, our punch list is made and the finishing touches are nearly complete. From tearing out a wall, moving plumbing, tiling the shower and adding a glass surround, painting existing cabinetry and tiling a gorgeous accent wall to removing the nasty carpeting in the bathroom and putting in new tile, we've been busy. I still cannot believe carpet was ever the "thing to do", really hope that doesn't come back around any time soon.

The Chirping Frog

Remodelling The Old Nasty Carpeted Bathroom Floor

Some easy steps to remove old nasty bathroom carpet and remodel the bathroom floor with great looking tiles. These steps are as follows:

Keren Milman

Stone Pebble Tiles on Top of Old Tiles

I recently did a bathroom Reno in my 3 way bathroom but here is how I did it without having to rip up all the old tiles and saved a lot of money by going straight over top of the old onesedit .. I did have to take doors off and take off 1.5 cm of the bottom of the door to allow for the height of the tiles using a circular saw. Many uses of these tiles furniture laundry ,kitchen . Outdoor areas . Fireplaces . Bookshelf’s.

Jenny Tease

Peel N' Stick Luxury Vinyl Tile Floors

Allison Young

DIY Vintage Inspired Hex Tile Floor Part 1

This Dear Casa

Bottle Cap Floor Tile

Coraline Jones

DIY Vintage Inspired Hex Floor Tile Part 2

This Dear Casa

How to Install a Brick Tile Floor

Adrienne Carrie Hubbard | Crafty Little Gnome

How to Tile a Bathroom Floor With 12x24 Gray Tiles

Kaysi Gardner

Carpeted Bathroom Gets a New Tile Floor

The Chirping Frog

Remodelling The Old Nasty Carpeted Bathroom Floor

Some easy steps to remove old nasty bathroom carpet and remodel the bathroom floor with great looking tiles. These steps are as follows:

Keren Milman

Stone Pebble Tiles on Top of Old Tiles

Jenny Tease

Floor Tiling Videos

In search of DIY video tutorials on how to tile your floor? Look no further!

Hexagon Tile Floor Transition Entrance

After seeing numerous photos of Hexagon Tiles organically transitioning into hardwood flooring, I had to attempt this technique. I hadn’t seen any conclusive tutorials on doing this transition so I was left to my own devices. The final product turned out really sharp and has held up perfectly since it was installed two years ago.I will be installing a Zebrawood engineered hardwood flooring. This means it has a thin veneer of Zebrawood mounted on an MDF substrate and a little layer of cork on the bottom. It is important to have the tiles sitting approximately 1/16″ – 1/8″ higher than the hardwood floors. This is to minimize damage to the frail Zebrawood veneer.

BuildXYZ

How To Install a Hexagon Bathroom Floor Tile a Beginner’s Guide

Welcome to week 5 of the Spring 2021 One Room Challenge! In this post you’ll learn How To Install a Hexagon Bathroom Floor Tile.If you’re new here, WELCOME! You can learn more about us here. As a reminder you can easily navigate through each week of this coastal inspired bathroom project.-1st week: The Design Plan-2nd week: How To Install Shiplap the Easy Way-3rd week: How To Tile a Shower-4th week: How To Grout Tile stress free!-5th week: you are here!-6th week: How To Make an Affordable Barn Door

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Popular Floor Tiling Discussions

Check out the popular discussions trending right now on how to tile your floor.

How do I bleach or otherwise lighten travertine tile?

/> Jin

Bleach or lighten travertine tile. I don’t want to paint, though? Thinking about hydrofluoric acid but not sure if it would ruin tile.

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How do I fill gaps in vinyl tile??

/> Molly Perser

We have some vinyl tiles on our bathroom floor that have a few gaps. We have tried using some caulking but that didn't work very well. Any suggestions on what else we could use/do??

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How to re-tile shower floor?

/> Lendy Counts

The tiles are coming off the floor of this shower floor. It was built in the ‘70’s. I really would like to replace so it can be SCRUBBED REALLY GOOD! How difficult would this be to accomplish? What would be the best type of tile to use?