How To Install Ceramic Floor Tile In Kitchen. How to Lay Floor Tiles Watch our How to Install Ceramic and Porcelain Floor Tile videos and learn the steps needed for a successful installation. First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout.
Gently press the tile into the wet thinset twisting the tile back and forth to press it deeper into the thinset. Your aim is to collapse any ridges in the mortar and fill in gaps. Dry fit your sheets of cement board to the area you are tiling.
Lay First Rows of Tile.
Learn how to lay. Gently press the tile into the wet thinset twisting the tile back and forth to press it deeper into the thinset. Fabricate and install with thinset mortar. Use a utility knife to cut around any pipes.
