Should Wall Tiles Go On Before Floor Tiles

Normally this area is underneath the baseboard trim.

Should wall tiles go on before floor tiles.

I agree with teetor and others on this except for the grout to the wall part. If the floor is let s say 2x2 tiles it s easier to bring the wall tile over the small tiles than it is to cut the small tiles to match the wall. And that can t happen if the wall tiles are already installed. Expansion joints in the floor.

This is because matching floor and wall tiles make a room feel smaller and more closed up. Makes for a clean transition from the tile to cabinets there will be no need for a grout line at the base of the cabinets which runs the risk of moisture wicking up into the wood of the cabinets. Before or after floor tile. At least not without some careful planning first.

Leave a gap between tile and wall covered by the base or you could wind up with tenting of the tile. Always install the ceramic tile floor before installing the wall baseboard trim. This may result in cracked tile. It isn t critical whether you install flooring or paint the walls first in an empty gutted room but there are a few reasons why installing the flooring first might eliminate potential problems.

Makes the tile installation much easier due to not needing to cut the tiles around the base of the cabinets. The other camp says that running floor tile up the wall is a dramatic way to add interest to the kitchen or bathroom particularly when you re using large format tiles. And what angus said. Wall tiles are thinner than floor tiles and therefore should not be used on floors lest they crack due to foot traffic.

However professional tilers will disagree with this. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it. Latex primer similar to paint seals plywood and helps peel and stick tiles adhere better. You must be able to caulk the space between the wall and the ceramic tile floor.

Before priming spread floor leveling compound over seams and screw hole depressions scraping off the. One camp says that the wall and floor tiles should complement each other but should not match.