floor tiles - my first attempt

[funkykoval]

Hi all,

tomorrow I'll start tiling my concrete floor. It is level (more less) so hopefully all will be ok. I plan to use mapei primer first and that wickes adhesive to floor tiles.
Tiles are quite big squares and i intend to make a diamond pattern.

Any advice for a tiling noob like me? Whats the best technique? I plan to put adhesive onto floor and place a tile with a twisting motion. And will try to keep it horizontal by placing a spirit level onto every tile. How long do you think i need to leave it to dry? I mean not stand on the tiles?

Cheers
Funky

[Fekin]

Depends on what adhesive you are going to be using as to how long it will take to set, also room temp.

[Raja]

would of given the wickes adhesive a wide birth for starters mate but try it

Mark out the centre of the room and spit into 4 boxes then tile each one

10mm floor trowel

As for putting a spirit level over each tile don't really think u need to do that but try it and see how u feel

All the best

[funkykoval]

Thanks, thats what I planned to do (them 4 boxes, read about it in my DIY book :-). It is not going to be easy cose I'll start in the bathroom than little corridor and the kitchen is last. So I'll have to find a cente in the kitchen and work my way back to the bathroom (all on the same floor, next to each other).
But i succesfully managed that on the walls in the bathroom so I hope I'll be fine (I wanted to end up symetrically around the window in the bathroom but was starting on the opposite wall).