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Instructions on How to Lay Slate Floor by Vicky Smith
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Slate flooring is available in various sizes, colors and finishes. Since slate is fairly brittle, you must lay it over a firm, flat surface. If you plan to lay slate tiles over a wooden floor, prevent sagging by first covering the subfloor with a layer of concrete backer board. You must fill in low spots in concrete subfloors with a self-leveling compound and trowel them smooth before laying slate flooring. Measure first and choose a tile sized to fit against the longest wall, so that the cut tiles at each end are at least half the width of a full tile. Instructions as follows: Firstly, pry the skirting board away from the perimeter walls carefully with a pry bar and place them in another room. Vacuum the floor to remove loose dust and debris. Secondly, measure and mark the center point on the longest opposing stone wall with a steel measuring tape and a pencil. Stretch a chalk line between the points and snap a line down the center of the room. Mark a small vertical line on the starter wall with a pencil to act as a guide for your first tile once, you've covered the chalk line with thinset. You will be laying the tiles from the middle of the floor outward so that the cut tiles against the side walls are the same width; the chalk line will act as a guide when starting each new row. Thirdly, lay out your first row of tiles a few feet away from the longest wall farthest away from the entrance. As you dry-lay the first row out, mix and match colored tiles to achieve a random look. Measure and cut the end tiles to size, either with a wet saw or with a circular saw fitted with a masonry blade. Allow enough room for a tile spacer to fit between the end tile and the wall. Fourthly, mix a useable amount of modified thinset mortar in a plastic concrete mixing tray. Follow the instructions printed on the paper sack. Mix thoroughly with water to the consistency of thick cookie batter. Fifthly, start at the middle and work your way outward. Pour out a line of thinset mortar stretching two tile widths on either side of the center line. Use a notched trowel to spread the layer of thinset the width of a tile evenly across the floor. Hold the trowel at a 45 degree angle. Scrape the teeth of the trowel against the floor and work the thinset into an overlapping semi-circular pattern. Maintain contact between the trowel and the sub-floor at all times to ensure correct mortar thickness. Sixthly, cut one of the legs off a cross-shaped plastic tile spacer with a mini hacksaw. Place the spacer against the starter wall with the remaining leg exactly in the middle of the pencil line previously marked on the wall. In short, as an eminent business E-platform of promoting stone industry, we are in possession of a powerful technology group and high-efficiency operations management system. If you want to consult us freely, you can also see peculiar stone or become an honest follower of us by @ https://twitter.com/stonebtb.
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