As I am starting the great adventure, what do you wish you had known before you started a your first tile job?
I own a little town house and am totally refurbing it and am going to do the whole floor (960 sq feet) in tile. All the old flooring has been removed all though there is some glue left I have not been able to totally remove, and all the trim and cabinets are gone and I am going to lay tile on the whole house.
I'm wondering, would it be okay to do each of the bedrooms separately with a transition in the doorway? my plan is to start in the living room (where the front door is). Find the center of the room, lay four tiles and then grow from there, heading down the short hall and into the dining room for a continuous pattern.
One bathroom already has tile but the kitchen and the other bathroom will be a different pattern as I want a classic black & white squares pattern there.
with the trim removed the tile will go up under the edge of the sheetrock and the new trim will sit on top of it so I don't have to add extra quarter-round. I've always hated that look.
Anyway, if you have any advice, please give me the benefit of your experience.
