Basic Tiling : Pro Tips and Simple Steps Book

	Designing Your Tile Project	4
	Basic principles of design	6
	Designing with color	8
	Designing with scale, pattern, and texture	10
	Choosing the Right Materials	12
	Types of tile	14
	Tile formats	16
	Trim tile, borders, and edgings	18
	What kind of tile to use	20
	Substrates and setting beds	22
	Membranes and adhesives	24
	Grouts, caulks, and sealers	26
	Planning Your Tile Installation	28
	Making a layout drawing	30
	A dimensional floor plan	32
	A dimensional wall plan	34
	Preparing Surfaces For Tiling	36
	General room preparation	38
	Removing molding and baseboards	40
	Removing appliances	42
	Removing fixtures	44
	Repairing or removing the existing floor	50
	Preparing a wood subfloor	56
	Preparing a slab floor	58
	Preparing walls for tile	60
	Removing countertops	66
	Installing a new countertop base	68
	Mastering Basic Installation Techniques	70
	Installing new backerboard	72
	Marking layout lines	76
	Installing tile	78
	Cutting tile	82
	Grouting, caulking, sealing	84
	Quick-and-easy tile projects	86
	Tiling Floors, Walls & Countertops	88
	Tiling a small entryway	90
	Tiling floors	92
	Tiling walls	98
	Tiling a shower enclosure or tub surround	101
	Tiling a kitchen countertop and backsplash	104
	Maintaining & Repairing	110
	Cleaning and sealing tiles	112
	Repairing damaged surfaces	114
	Glossary	116
	Index	118
	Metric Conversions	120