I have a 6x8 bathroom of which the tub takes up 3x6. would it be very diffucult to remove the tile on the floor and the wall (7 foot wall, the tiles go up about 4 feet) - i figure this could be an easy way to upgrade my bathroom - currently the tile in it is from the early 60's.
Additionally - would I have to remove my toilet to retile?|||Long story in brief.
It is not easy the first time.
It is not hard, but will be time consuming to do correctly.
Yes you need to lift the toilet.
You will need a tile saw for a bathroom job. no too expense as it is a one time use, but the electric is worth it because you will be triming a lot of pieces.
You will want a tile nipper tool
You will need a flat towel and a grooved trowel
A rubber hammer, rule, level and basic capenter tools
Remove the old tile. Try not to rip the drywall or you will need to replace pieces you rip.
Remove the floor tile, then (very important) you must skim and level the floor so it is perfect. (I assure you a wife will "feel" a uneven surface in the bathroom, thru high heels or combat boots)
Laying tile is the easy part. Lay a row agaist a straight and square wall. Measure - do not eyeball or you line will be off.
Work out from the striaght row. Groove mastic down in a area you are working in, press tiles in place. tap with hammer or wiggle and press (but leave square)
after all title is in a day later you tap for miss set tile and then grout if happy. trim grout with a popsile stick, wash title.
Come back next day and wash again and seal.
Hurry and the tile will pop or grout will crack.|||its not rocket science, wet saw, trowel, square thin set, dry lay out to make sure cuts are on the wall full tiles through middle.|||not an easy job ,have to cut tiles etc.|||Retiling is quite easy, but if you've not done it before you might want to go to a home store that offers free do it yourself classes. (Home Depot has a lot of classes on tile installation.) It's not that it's hard to do the actual work, it's just that there are several different choices of what to use to mount the tile. Since it's going in a bath enclosure you should want to make sure you use the right material to prevent mold for the next homeowner. (Not to mention liability on your part)
You will need to take the toilet out to tile under it.|||Where is your house located? I'm currently looking at houses in the North/North Shore area.|||YES IT'S EASY...JUST GO TO HOMEDEPOT...AND BUY THE BOOK IT WILL TELL U EVERYTHING U NEED TO DO AND BUY....|||It is def one of the easiest things to do as long as you have the tools to do it....wet saw, grout, grout sealer, etc. go to DIYnetwork.com they will tell you how to do it.
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