The Complete Guide to Tile: Ceramic, Stone, Porcelain, Terra Cotta, Glass, Mosaic, Resilient

by Black & Decker

Transform your home with confidence using our step-by-step methods for perfectly installed tile! Installing tile is one of the most popular DIY projects out there. It is a fun skill to have, is relatively easy to learn, and can save you a bundle of cash if you do it on your own! You can work at just about any pace you find comfortable, and the results can utterly transform a room. Most commonly used on bathroom and entryway floors and walls, tile has many other useful applications, including kitchen countertops and backsplashes. Exterior tile for patios can be permanently bonded to a concrete base or loose-set over a stable subsurface. Ceramic tile is the most common choice, but porcelain, terra cotta, stone, glass, and even new products made from recycled materials are perfect for adding a new look to any space. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Tile 4th Edition includes clear, step-by-step information on how to design and install all types of tile in just about any project you can imagine. The new, updated material in this 4th edition - Installing a curbless shower and wet-room floor in a bathroom - Brand-new wall tiling sequences - An expanded shopper guide for all interior and exterior tile options - New information on common repair jobs, including regrouting - Exciting decorative projects for crafty DIYers

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Black & Decker Corporation is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products and technology based fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland.


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Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information and lots of pictures to show you how to lay tile, with good explanations about how to choose the right tile for your project, which tools to use and how to use them as well as the correct grouting procedures. Most of the book deals in floor tiling and bigger projects of which I'm not interested in tackling.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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