Shift the tiles as needed to reduce the number of tiles that need to be cut for the edges of the wall.
Tile on cement slab.
Small cracks caused by shrinkage usually do not present a problem.
Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor.
Lay a set of tiles along the lines without adhesive to dry fit a row.
Use a carpenter s square to help.
Mix thinset according.
Plan the layout so there are full sized tiles in front of the bathtub and in.
Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job.
Step 1 preparing the concrete.
Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material.
It can be physically strenuous and messy but it is a home improvement project that will allow you to cut labor costs by doing it yourself.
Pick up the tile.
Install tile over concrete 1.
Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles.
Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared.
But larger cracks especially those that are higher on one side than the other may telegraph through the tile and cause it to crack.
Tiles can be applied directly to a clean smooth concrete slab with a latex portland cement mortar.