How to Tile a Bathroom Floor: A Step-by-Step DIY Guide

Let's walk through the entire process of tiling your own bathroom floor from start to finish.
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[@michaelmeans9187]

Slaking, yes you said it correctly. Keep up the good work! 🙂

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Thanks! I’ve never actually heard the work spoken.

[@richardgamino-nx5qj]

Great 👍 can’t wait

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Thanks for watching!

[@64maxpower]

You did so good fitting and laying these huge tiles. It's hard not to be impressed.
It's said to run your trowel lines to the shortest tile to let the air out as you lay it
I love the Grabbo. I imagine you can use it on MDF too.
My favorite part of the job is kicking spacers

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Thank you! The Grabo makes all the difference. I have done this before without it and its a completely different work flow. Possible, but not fun! I think you really can use it for anything flat, its a super tool. I hate kicking them, I'm always afraid I'll chip something and have to tear a tile out!

[@64maxpower]

@@YouCanDIYHome if we do a tile job together some day, I'll be the one to kick the spacers out

[@64maxpower]

@@YouCanDIYHome there's a woodwork teacher Izzy Swan. He uses the Grabbo. You'd enjoy his channel. He teaches real world solutions to making things fit.

[@DIYPlumbingGuy]

Good Stuff!! I have 2 new bathrooms in the works, and will definitely be re-watching this when I start to tile.

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Thank you! Can’t wait to see the bathroom progress!

[@corba197]

Thanks for sharing! So much to learn, it's great seeing your approach before I start taking it on.

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Thanks for watching, and I appreciate you taking the time to comment! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@AnthonyIsToeKnee]

Looks great! How much product did you have to mix to cover the area of that floor? What is the size of that floor? Also, how long do you have to work with the product before it cures on you? 🤔

[@YouCanDIYHome]

I don't remember exactly but not even a whole bag of large format thinset. I believe I did two separate mixing batches. This is approximate but the floor is maybe a little over 6.5 feet by 5 or 6 ft. The tiles are 2X4 feet. The thinset won't cure or set up all the way, buy you'll notice its just getting thicker in your bucket and when you trowel it out, it's not as smooth, or the top of the trowel lines- if you trowel it out and wait, start to skim over. Sometimes I put a moist rag over the top of my bucket to help keep it wet in there. I think your bag of the brand you work with will probably give you an approximate working time on the specs.