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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Tile, 4th Edition : Ceramic * Stone * Porcelain * Terra Cotta * Glass * Mosaic * Resilient.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Press, Editors of Cool Springs.
- Series:
- Black & Decker Complete Guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ceramic tiles.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Other Title:
- Complete Guide to Tile
- Place of Publication:
- Laguna Hills : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2015.
- Summary:
- 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 includes:- 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.
- Contents:
- Gallery of tile projects
- Ceramic tile basics
- Floor tile
- Wall tile
- Types of tile
- Buying tile & tiling materials
- Cutting tile
- Materials & tools
- Safety
- Materials: levelers & resurfacers
- Materials: tile backer
- Materials: tile membranes
- Materials: thinset mortar
- Materials: grout
- Tools for removing old surfaces
- Tools for repairing substrates
- Tools for installing substrates
- Tools for layout
- Tools for cutting tile
- Tools for setting & grouting tile
- Floor projects
- Gallery of flooring tile projects
- Evaluating & preparing floors
- Removing floor coverings
- Removing underlayment
- Underlayment
- Radiant floor
- Ceramic floor tile
- Stone & mosaic tile floor
- Glass mosaic tile floor
- Diy mosaic design
- Combination tile floor
- Porcelain snap-lock tile
- Shower base
- Wall projects
- Gallery of wall tile projects
- Evaluating & preparing walls
- Removing wall surfaces
- Installing & finishing wallboard
- Installing cementboard on walls
- Wall tile layouts
- Installing wall tile
- Installing a tub tile surround
- Tiled tub apron
- Tile wall niche
- Retrofit accent strip
- Fireplace surround
- Countertops
- Tile countertop
- Granite tile countertop
- Tiled backsplash
- Tiled island
- Outdoor projects
- Tiled steps
- Tiled patio
- Rubber paver tiles
- Mortar-set paver patio
- Decorative projects
- Creating mosaic planters
- Bathroom mirror frame
- Address marker mosaic
- Mosaic wall hanging
- Tiled sink base
- Handmade tile
- Tiled garden bench
- Repair projects
- Maintaining floor tile
- Grout colorant
- Repairing wall tile.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781627886444
- 1627886443
- OCLC:
- 1024276022
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