assalamualaikum/hi

i'm planning to install myself some tiles on my house 'corridor' which is a cemented floor... what's the tools/stuff that i need.. ? to stick the tiles to the floor, do I need to just bancuh simen and put it between the tiles and the floor, or what? thanks!

youtube for installing laying tiles..

you have tons of video/guide and so on

Leveling is very important, and how/ where you want the water to flow. Cutting tools (Grinder, tiles cutter) is also a must to resize / cut the tile.

hmm.. sounds troublesome and time consuming.. usually how much is the cost to install tiles, per square feet?

haisshh.. after received 2 replies, you've given up already?

no lah.. i've seen some of the youtube videos on installing these tiles.. at first I thought it was just about putting some kind of super glue between the tiles and the floor

Where got so easy, you think all tiles direct fitting? Need to cut, leveling, fitting and also do edge. You don't want to have sharp edge.

actually very simply if yo have all the tools ready. why not try DIY i/o gv a contractor to do....furthermore it just a floor tiling and not so big area.

if u ask contractor will cost you around rm200 easily just for workmanship...

actually, i'm also thinking to learn to do this.. so, i got 1 question ..

- Does the cement need to be mixed with sand.. or just mix the cement with water only?

good question

To create a level (with water flowing gradient) you mix the cement with sand.
For the bonding of the screed surface with the tile, you mix the cement with water with "susu"

what kind of susu should I ask at the hardware store then?

just tell them that you want the adhesive for bonding of the tiles. They will know what you want.

BTW, you need to roughen the cemented floor for good bonding. Else you will be picking up loose pieces....

This post has been edited by kelvyn: Dec 9 2011, 04:10 PM

what do u mean by roughen?

u mentioned that you are planning to put tiles onto your cemented corridor what...
Since the cemented floor is smooth, you will need to make the rough so that it will bond with the tiles.

u can use hammer hit the cement floor make it roughen.

easier to use a chisel with a hammer.

if your floor space is big you gonna die with a chisel

better get a rotary hammer with hammer function easier....

A rotary hammer with hammer function would not be cheap.
As it just for a corridor, would not be expecting a large floor space.
If it is really a large floor space, will need so tiling skill. Else the outcome will be

if you make a mess of it, it'll cost you even more to repair