Preparing for
Tile Flooring Installation
You will adore how your new tile floors look and feel in your home, and you can take many valuable considerations to ensure that your installation process is as seamless as possible. When you are prepared before, during, and after your new tile installation, you will experience minimal displacement in the home and enjoy fantastic, finished results.
Take the following considerations before your tile installation day to make sure you are on schedule:
- Remove all furniture, items, electronics, and wall hangings from the rooms and closets receiving new tile.
- Remove the doors as you may need to shave them down if the new tile height restricts full range of swinging motion.
- Since tile can't be installed over an existing flooring type, the current floors need to be removed and disposed of beforehand.
- Complete all painting in the rooms and closets before installation.
- Tile requires a completely smooth subfloor for installation. Once your subfloor is professionally assessed and repaired, you are ready!
- Bring the new tile into the rooms to acclimate to household conditions for at least 48 hours before installation.
When your tile installation day arrives, make sure that you are home to:
- Answer questions for your tile installation crew.
- Designate an area for your crew to keep installation tools, store boxes of tile, mix grout, and cut tiles safely as needed.
- Keep kids and pets away from the installation and worker’s area.
After your new tile installation is complete, it’s important to:
- Wait the specified time before walking on the new tile floors & returning items to the rooms.
- Return furniture by lifting or using equipment with rollers to avoid scratching the floors.
- Use felt protectors under heavy furniture to reduce impact.
- Establish the recommended ventilation to offset the smells of any adhesives or grout as it cures.
