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Here is an example of a common tile installation guide that can be found on the internet. Note the lack of any detail that will lead any first timer into problems.

Tiling can be practised with tiles and a few simple tools like a trowel, tape measure, spacers, a tile cutter and a sponge. Any areas of the home are ripe for a tile project and you can use any tiles that lay around the house. A kitchen wall, known as a backsplash is a common first timer project for those new to tile installation. A floor in a lesser used room of the house is a great first step as well. Practising tile installation can only happen with properly installing the tiles as each tile laid will provide a new lesson. A cut or use of an angle grinder will be sure to test your mettle as well. Specific product will need to be used to install tile or be sure to have everything you need before starting the project.

Clean and wipe down the area that will feature the tile installation. Remove any pictures from the walls and check that the surface is dry. Old paint, bathroom fixtures or clutter in the space will need to be removed as well. Measure to make sure you have enough tile to cover the wall or floor. You will require at least one bag of tile mortar but the proper amount will be dependant on the surface. See the bag of mortar for coverage rates. Apply the thinset using the edge of the margin trowel and spread the mortar in straight lines. Lay the tile on the floor or wall and use spacers to create even gaps. Cut what tile you need to make them fit. Continue to lay the tile into your floor or wall is covered.

Wait 24 hours before grouting the tile. Mix your grout and apply it with a grout float into your tile. Rinse off the tiles with a sponge and then buff the grout haze away. Grout takes at least 3 days to cure properly so avoid using a grout sealer until then. Make a sign to ensure no one walks on your fresh tile installation until it is ready for traffic. Floor tile should avoid heavy traffic for longer.

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Did you learn anything from that? Sadly, no one else did either – and that's the world of online tile guides in a nutshell.

Carl also noticed a massive lack of proper tile tutorials and tiling tool reviews on the internet. The websites that were talking about tiles were sorely lacking in detail or meaningful comment about tile installation and project management.

Many tile reviews were misleading with tool tutorials pointed out irrelevant or incorrect aspects of the tile tools, making new comers waste hours on trying to discover proper methods. Home owners needing education on simple things like how to cut tiles during tile installation would learn of methods employed 30 years ago. This and many other factors contributed to Carl starting a website about tile installation, tutorials and floor & wall tiles.

Carl had never built a website before, let alone had a blogging account. So just like the home owners and professionals learning about tile for the first time, Carl had to dig around and educate himself on website design and building. With a basic website up, the writing begun and the site started growing. Each new article published was an exercise in self determination and autodidact ingenuity. To this date, Carl has had no help with building Tilersplace.com. Only his wife has helped with editing and providing high quality tiling photos thanks to her profession as a photographer.