Ceramic tiles are either of the porous or non-porous variety. When trying to decide which one to use for your bathroom tile installation, the best choice would ideally be non-porous ceramic tiles. If you have a small bathroom and your choice of tiles have designs on them, to keep your design elements in perspective, go for smaller sized tiles to better incorporate them into your overall design. It also makes good design sense to choose contrasting colours for the floor tiles and wall tiles to set them apart and create dimensional space in the room. To round off your bathroom décor, choose relevant bathroom accessories that compliment the colours of your bathroom tile walls.

"Summary: Semi vitreous tiles or impervious ceramic tiles can be used to lay floor tile, wall tiles, backsplash tiles or countertop tiles. Whether you are a tiling newbie or seasoned do-it-yourself handyman, installing ceramic tile flooring and decorative ceramic wall tile is easy even without a tiling saw. Non-vitreous tiles should be installed  where there is no water and grouting tile over backerboard is easy to create ceramic tile patterns and ceramic tile designs to complement your bathroom decor."

For centuries, tile has been a popular floor and wall covering in bathrooms, especially where surfaces come across water and moisture. Though ceramic tile is a little more pricey than linoleum for bathroom floors or fibreglass for your shower enclosure walls, tile not only boosts the worth of your home it also gives the impression of being a better quality product to potential home buyers. If you are a tiling newbie or a seasoned do-it-yourself handy person, when you are ready to embark upon a bathroom tiling project, the following simple methods will help you create the look and professional feel that you want to achieve.

First you must reinforce the subfloor of your bathroom before installing any ceramic floor tiles. If ask any trade professional, the universally accepted method of laying tile is to smooth a coating of thin set on your washroom floor and then cover it with cement backer board before the thin set hardens in place. With your power drill, use specially made backer board screws to fasten the backer board down to the subfloor. By laying down backer board, you supply a rock-solid safe and sound level surface for the tile. This ensures you tiles will be flat and will not crack or break from an uneven surface if you were to step on them.

If on the other hand you are using tiles on your bathroom walls, ceramic tile still presents an attractive, enduring wall that’s easy to maintain and is very hard to mark or stain. The other good thing about ceramic tiles is that you can install wall tiles in just about any place including your walls and ceilings, pretty much anywhere you would like to be able to enjoy ceramic tile’s natural beauty and charm. However, the best locations for puting in ceramic tiles are in the kitchen (mainly backsplash tiles or countertop tiles) and in your bathroom (usually the shower.) So if you are like most people and think a ceramic tile wall is hard to install, the reality of the matter is that it’s well within the range of your typical everyday handy DIY’er who is willing to invest the time to appreciate the tiling process and take his/her time installing the wall correctly.

Ceramic tile also offer flexible design possibilities because it comes in so many different sizes and colors to tie in with any bath decor. From 1 square inch (typically sold attached to sheets that are 12 inches by 12 inches), to all the way up to 18 inches square they can fit any size renovation project. It is important to note that all ceramic tiles don’t resist water. In fact, some ceramic tiles, called non-vitreous, will actually soak up water, so this variety of tile should only be used in dry areas in your home where it won’t come in contact with water. Also semi vitreous and impervious ceramic tiles both resist water (impervious tiles won’t absorb any water all). So if you’re looking to put your tiles on a kitchen or bathroom wall, be sure you get semi vitreous or better yet, impervious tiles to protect your bathroom renovation investment. Now you know the basic steps in laying ceramic tile. To learn more about laying down backer board or bathroom tile grout repair, read these resources.

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