Saturday, December 14, 2013

Learning The Simple Ways Of Placing Marble Tile

By Eugenia Dickerson


Installation of marble tile Los Gatos does not have to be complicated. This can be done by few basic steps. Hence, here are ways you could do this.

The first step that you would be doing is the testing of the floor which must pass the necessary stability it should have for support. In identifying the sturdiness, you should be inspecting for grout cracks or shifting of the flooring. You can have someone bounce one area and notice the vibration in another part.

The next step that you must be concerned about is the leveling of the floor and there are a lot of manufacturers who would recommend for a certain standards measurement of the sloping and the longest number should be your base. You should also be vigilant about gaps in the levels and be quick to remedy this by using a compound intended for it.

Another matter that should not be forgotten is the undercutting of the jambs and to start with this step you have to obtain first a plywood. This will used in determining the thickness of the slabs as well as how thin should the mortar be applied. Then, if you have already determined these, you will now have an idea how the door jambs will be accommodated.

One more step that you have to observe in the performance of this project is to find the location of the center point and in order to determine this, you will be measuring the length and the width of the total area. By this, you will be able to identify the whole are that you will cover. Mark the center point.

Moreover, you should not be forgetting to conduct a dry run as this will determine the lay out and will be the basis of your planning. Each slab will then be temporarily placed and the first one will be at one corner of the center point you have earlier identified. You may then go along until you reach the walls at the end.

If there are tiles which will not fit at the edges then you really have to cut them but make sure that you have obtained an accurate measurement of the distance to be filled. In cutting, what will be used is a wet saw which can be found mostly in supply centers. Then the edges will be sanded with a specific coarse grit for them to be neat.

Furthermore, you may now permanently install the slabs on your floor based on the lay out you have determined a while ago in the dry run. Apply the mortar set thinly along the borders in order for it to attach and be fixed on a particular spot.

Finally, what you will be applying last in the installation of marble tile Los Gatos is the grout which must be placed on those lines between the tiles with the use of rubber float. This is preferred by a lot of contractors because it make the work more efficient as it can be forcing through the gaps. Then, remove the excess of the mixture from the surfaces.




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