12 pieces of advice to give a DIY tiling customer.

Here are a dozen pieces of advice to give a DIY customer when they're buying tiles for their project. If your customer is a DIY home improvement enthusiast and can't wait to embark on their home renovation tiling project, you should definitely give them a copy of these tips. keep a copy of this email in a folder or make some printouts to hand out to customers. 12 DIY Tiling Rules. Follow these golden rules for better and faster DIY tiling. 1. The first and most important rule is that the tiles should be clean and dry when you start placing them. There should be no grease, curing compounds, wax or other substances on the surface of the tiles and all forms of contamination should be avoided. 2. Small cracks of up to 2mm in walls or subfloor should be filled in before laying tiles. Grind the surface and leave it to dry. 3. Tiles must never be stored in direct sunlight prior to fixing 4. Use a notched trowel especially made for applying the adhesive. The adhesive should be applied horizontally with a notched trowel. Using swirling motions is not recommended. Make sure there is enough of it to make good contact with the surface of the tile. 5. Make sure no voids occur beneath the tiles by pressing tiles firmly into the adhesive. 6. Check whether the tile has made a complete contact with the adhesive by trying to lift each tile gently from the adhesive. 7. Do not place the tiles on dry or too thin layer of the adhesive. Touch the adhesive just before laying each tile, your finger should come away tacky. If your finger comes away clean and dry the adhesive is too dry to use.  8. Wait 24 hours for the adhesive to set and dry completely before grouting the tiles. Make sure the tiles are protected from grime and moisture which could lead to them not setting properly. Follow the guidelines on the adhesive packaging strictly. 9. For better adhesion with cement-based adhesives, moisten the floor or wall lightly before applying the adhesive. 10. Dust each tile and clean the back before placing them on the adhesive. 11. Construction joints (expansion joints in the subfloor) should not be tiled, install a matching expansion joint in the tiles. 12. When thin bed-fixing tiles, the minimum thickness of the adhesive should be 3mm. Always follow these 12 rules of tiling to successfully complete your home tiling project. Contact us with any enquiries about tiles.