Tiling 1 2 3 Home Depot 1 2 3
December 13, 2008 by Laminate & Hardwood Flooring
Filed under Flooring Roofing Lighting
A comprehensive do-it-yourself tiling book that includes planning, designing, selecting, installing, and repairing.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Nice pictures, lacks details
When I bought this book, I wanted to tile a countertop with porcelain. The book shows many visual examples of elaborate porcelain countertops in the opening pages. It lists the things you must consider when choosing tile for a project. So far, so good.
Sadly, the book only shows how to tile a certain type of red glazed ceramic countertop. Please show me how to do the rustic stone & porcelain countertops you put beautiful pictures of in the first chapter! This was a letdown.
The countertop section needs to be fleshed out about 3x the length that it is now, with many different styles & methods of trimming. Show people how to trim the countertop edges with different types of bullnose, wood, decorative pieces, v-cap trim, etc. Also show how to undermount sinks with quarter rounds of tile. (See Taunton’s book, “Tiling Complete”) These are the things people are thinking of when they want to tile a countertop, and the book just doesn’t deliver.
I didn’t spend much time looking at the floor & wall & ad-hoc project sections of the book. These may be adequate for most people’s needs, but I’m not sure.
2 Stars OK but don’t do a shower pan this way
The book was expensive but I did learn a few things. Be careful about following the instructions on shower pan construction. I’m not an expert, but after reading many books on tiling, I do believe it is important to pre-slope the pan membrane to the drain and to not puncture the membrane on top of the curb with screws (it’s better to do the curb with lath and mortar, not by screwing on cement board). John Bridge’s site is a good all-around source on this subject inhabited by both DIY’ers and real pros.
5 Stars Maybe I Liked It Because I Knew Nothing About Tiling Before Reading This Book?
This is truly an amazing how-to book for tiling. There were so many things I’d not thought of concerning my many upcoming tiling projects. It covers how to demolish, prepare, and tile floors, walls, countertops, patios, fireplaces, and more. This book even tells how to make a shower stall from the ground up and repair a squeaky floor.
4 Stars good
This is a good book for people who want to start tiling or for people who have stated but would like to get more ideas, help or tricks.
2 Stars Could have been a free pamphlet
I bought this book at Home Depot and returned it after a few hours upon finishing it. I could have got the same information from a free pamphlet. They ought to be ashamed. However, there were some nice pictures and I did learn a little bit, but it was just a super easy primer for the real thing. I didn’t buy another book before tiling 900sf in my house. I wish I had bought a better book, as I learned all kinds of tricks “the hard way.” Hint: Swimming after tiling all day can return your back to normal when it doesn’t seem like anything else will help. I am now going to buy John Bridge’s book before my next tiling job.
