Professional tile installers trim the bottom of the door casings to allow the tile to tuck underneath which produces the best result.
Floor tile setting with the front door.
So the same general rule that applies to laying wood tile can t be applied when laying tile.
If you butt the tiles against the casings photo 1 you ll usually end up with uneven gaps that you have to fill with grout.
Comb the thinset with the notched end of the trowel then set the tile onto the thinset.
Most people don t have tile all over their house from the front door all the way through.
Slide tile under door casings.
You ll end up with a better looking floor.
When going from one room to another especially from tile to another type of flooring use transition strips to cover the flooring seams.
Will the same principles used when laying your wood floor apply to how you lay your tile.
Dear nh i want to install tile inside the front door of my house.
My front door threshold bottom of door is only 1 2 above the floor.
I have an ugly square of linoleum there now.
Apply a 1 4 inch thick layer of pre mixed thinset or mastic over the area where the first tile will be laid.
I understand that to lay ceramic tile properly i need to put down durarock or hardibacker board prior to the tile but then i won t be able to open the door.
When the tile installer came to look at the job he said that i couldn t install tile because the bottom of the door would hit the tile after he installed some new plywood and the tile.
And really these are two different.