Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor.
Tile on cement slab.
It can be physically strenuous and messy but it is a home improvement project that will allow you to cut labor costs by doing it yourself.
Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles.
Mix thinset according.
Step 1 preparing the concrete.
Install tile over concrete 1.
Small cracks caused by shrinkage usually do not present a problem.
Tiles can be applied directly to a clean smooth concrete slab with a latex portland cement mortar.
But larger cracks especially those that are higher on one side than the other may telegraph through the tile and cause it to crack.
Lay a set of tiles along the lines without adhesive to dry fit a row.
The concrete should be properly cured be level to 1 4 inch in 10 feet and have a steel trowel or fine broom finish.
Shift the tiles as needed to reduce the number of tiles that need to be cut for the edges of the wall.
Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared.
Use a carpenter s square to help.
As long as the concrete slab is clean flat and free of active cracks you can lay title directly on the concrete floor using thin set adhesive.
Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job.
Pick up the tile.