How to stick the tiles in the kitchen

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So it's time the long-awaited repairs in the kitchen, which can be made with their own hands, without resorting to the help of experts. The process of sticking tiles do not require any special skills. Your task - to follow clear guidelines and an excellent result does not take long. It is not necessary to put the tiles on the wall in the kitchen, you can make a kind of "apron".

You will need
- Metal profiles;
- Metal scissors;
- Tile or Bulgarian;
- Adhesive mixture;
- Primer;
- Level;
- Spatulas;
- Grout;
- tile;
- Dowel;
- Crosses for joints;
- Building area.

instructions
1.Podgotovte all the necessary tools and start the preparation of the walls. Repel old tiles and clean off the spatula old adhesive coating to the base of the wall. If the walls had wallpaper or putty, remove it completely and wash the walls of whitewash. Use a level to check the evenness of the wall both vertically and horizontally. In the case of large deviations have plastered wall.
2. On the wall of purified make incisions with a hammer or chisel. Then go with latex or acrylic primer. Leave to dry wall on one or two hours. If you decide to glue the tiles on the in situ concrete, whereas the surface should be pre-coated "Betonokontaktom" (the drying time ranged from twelve to eighteen hours).
3. In the future, depending on the height of the furniture that you will install, specify the lower level tile laying. Measure from the bottom of about 85-95 centimeters and make a mark. With the help of a long level draw a horizontal line along the entire length of the proposed laying of tile.
4.Vozmite metal profile, measure the desired length, cut with scissors for metal and attach it to the level of the wall. This profile will help you to maintain an ideal, strictly horizontal level, which is an important factor in laying the apron.
5.Razvedite a small amount of adhesive with water according to the specified instructions and mix thoroughly. Begin to lay the tiles from the bottom up, from the visual angle. Apply the adhesive with a notched trowel in the place where the future is laid tile. The narrow spatula, apply a thin layer of glue on the back of the tile and set it in place. Flick push it into the solution and lay siege to a rubber mallet.
6.Vystavite tile strictly horizontally and vertically with a short level. If it is not level, remove it with a spatula, or enclose the adhesive as needed. First install the tiles perfectly and flawlessly, as they will depend on the outcome of your work. Pay attention to the pattern on the back of the tiles there is a pointer in the form of arrows.
7.Zatem side put a second tile and check the level in the same way. Install crosses between neighboring ribs. Use your fingers to make sure the seam, the transition should not be felt. In the first place the third tile, check the angle between the horizontal and the vertical face of a square. Likewise Lay the remaining tiles, do not forget to use the crosses.
8. In the process of laying tile, you will need to trim it to size. This can be done using the lever Tile or grinders. At the end styling apron, remove all crosses and clean the joints between the tiles, replace the crosses that the seams do not skew in the process of drying.
9.Spustya day after laying tile can safely proceed to the grout. Dissolve the dry mixture with water until thick sour cream (do mix in small portions as it is efficient for twenty minutes). Moisten the joints and apply grout squeegee presses the movements. Surplus remove the seam direction, twenty minutes, wipe with a slightly damp cloth.

note
How to stick tile. Method of Application of any adhesive is the same. For this type of work is best suited with a notched trowel. In matters of the adhesive of choice for a particular tile you tell Sales. Let's proceed to the application of glue on the part of the wall where we will glue tiles. To cover the entire wall glue is not necessary. Notched trowel "take away" tile adhesive on the surface of the wall. Thus the adhesive layer should have a thickness of approximately 2.5 mm.

Helpful advice
Before you glue the tiles on the wall is necessary to make preparatory work, remove old paint, make the incision, if necessary, to align the wall, primed. Gluing the tiles to the wall are two ways from the center wall, in which case the angles will tile at the same distance and angle from the distal, then the tiles would be minimal trimming. Dilute tile adhesive, and using a special notched trowel, first apply it on the wall, 1 -2 square meters, and then on the tiles.



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