Tile and grout

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  1. Mar 25, 2012
    hammers

    hammers New Member

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    Has anyone put in their own tile floor? You know the 12 inch x 12 inch tile blocks with the grout. The real tile not fake. We are going to put this in our kitchen. I've already picked out the tile I want. I just wonder if it's going to be a back breaking job?
     
  2. Mar 25, 2012
    Fryar

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    It can be tedious to get the floor solid, stable and level, but it's not all that difficult. You do have to get down on your hands and knees. I highly advise knee pads and doing it on a day when your patience level is at its highest.
     
  3. Mar 26, 2012
    Yoohoo

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    I agree with Fryer. Depending on the space you are tiling, it can also take more than one day. Be sure to have a good tile saw as well, and tile spacers to help you keep your grout lines even.
     
  4. Apr 1, 2012
    PlushPickens

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    My brothers tiled my floors with 12x12 tiles, and yes, it was backbreaking for them. Those tiles are heavy when doing a series. But then again they are not the fittest in the physique department, either. The floor was a large area too. Just be sure to get knee pads, and take breaks when needed and don't over-do it.
     
  5. Apr 2, 2012
    Howdie

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    Tile floors

    I used to do jobs like this, but as I've gotten older, I've traded off and accepted jobs where I could farm this type of work to the younger guys. The same thing goes with crawling under houses. Old age needs its perks.
     
  6. Apr 2, 2012
    hammers

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    Tile spacers - thanks! That is something I had not thought of. I have already bought knee pads (the big bubble type). I hope they work well. I have 2 cousins that are willing to help us out.
     
  7. Apr 3, 2012
    Howdie

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    You can't really get tile right without the spacers unless you have done this over and over again. Besides, spacers makes the job so much easier. I know a couple of folks who can lay tile without them, but they do it for a living.
     
  8. Apr 20, 2012
    JenP

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    I certainly don't do it for a living (accountant here). We have not started this project yet. We have bought the tiles though! I can't wait to start. I think we are starting next Friday.
     
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    hammers

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    We are going to be starting this project soon too. I have enlisted a couple of cousins that are going to help me out. It should go well I hope. My wife can't wait for the finished project!
     
  10. May 1, 2012
    TileLindsey

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    Well, good luck on your project.. that seems a backbreaking job especially if you're doing this for the first time. But good thing you have your cousins to help, I think that would be fun..
     

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