Advice on Tiling Walls

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Steve Anthony. I'm a handyman, here in New York City. Advice on tiling walls. If you're a homeowner and you're doing a, maybe you're replacing your bathroom wall tiles. There's a few things to keep in mind, that are going to make the job go a lot easier. First thing is, when you're taking out the old tile, which usually if you're doing a tiling job, you're probably going to have to remove some old tile. You'll want some sort of cushioned surface for your pieces to fall on, so they don't chip your existing surfaces that you're going to keep, so basically, you want to remove the old tile as cleanly as you can. You don't want to have to worry so much about the adhesive that's left behind, but you want to get the pieces of tile out as cleanly as possible, it's just easier to do. You're going to probably want to get a steamer, to get the old adhesive off, and once you've got a good clean surface, just make sure that when you apply your adhesive, that you're getting a good, use a notched trowel, and apply your adhesive on about a 60 degree angle from the trowel to the wall, and get a good, even distribution of the adhesive. Place your tile in there, and use spacers to keep a nice consistent space from one tile to the next, and just try to make sure that before you start, that you've got a good layout of where you want the tiles to go, and you've got to definitely make sure that if you're going to use alternating colors of tile, that you have all your materials laid out very well in front of you, so that you don't wonder what you're doing from one to the next, and end up putting the wrong tile in the right place."