Mistakes to watch out for when installing marble tiles!

Before you start installing marble tile, you should do some research on the techniques involved. The reason for this is that it could save you a lot of time and money. We’ve all heard the old saying: if you fail to prepare, you’re preparing to fail.

Every professional tile installer was once a novice, too. He honed his trade by partnering with an experienced tiler or enrolling in a full or part-time course to learn his skills. You may not have the opportunity to do this. Another method to gain this skill is to learn some of the basic techniques and avoid the most common mistakes. The work will turn out to be a great success if you do this.

There are many mistakes that people make when installing marble tiles. I’ll highlight the most important ones so that if you’re laying marble tiles, you have a chance to anticipate mistakes before they happen.

The first mistake to be aware of is not preparing the surface correctly. Your floor is like a blank canvas for a painting before you start painting. You need to check your floor levels before you begin, otherwise you could end up with a floor that slopes outward in one or two directions. This could jeopardize the entire job and is very difficult to correct once the job is complete. Surface cleaning should be done prior to marble tile installation. Normally, marble tiles are laid on a hard surface such as concrete. This surface accumulates and retains dust and dirt. Not cleaning the surface will result in loose marble tiles. This may sound like a creak as you walk across the finished job. This is not the desired effect you are looking for.

The second mistake is not laying the marble tiles correctly. You want the tiles to look symmetrical on the floor and for the pattern or design to match the floor. A large marble tile on one side of the floor ending with a small marble tile on the other side does not look good on the floor. Doing a drill without adhesive is always a good option, especially if you are new to the task.

Another mistake people make is in cutting marble tiles. This can happen very easily and should be avoided because marble floor tiles are usually expensive to purchase. I have heard of marble tiles breaking and chipping while being cut. One reason for this may be that the wrong tool was used for that application. Not cutting to the correct size is another mistake that occurs. This results in a large amount of waste and more expensive work. A good rule of thumb that I use is to measure twice and cut once. This information has held up well for me in the past.

The last thing to consider is not cleaning the grout properly on your marble floor. This may not show on the marble tiles until the next day due to the drying process. It looks like a white stained film all over the beautiful marble floor. This is like falling over the last fence. You’ve done all the hard work and the job looks terrible because you rushed the last step ahead of time to finish. Mistakes will always happen. We have to find a solution when they do. Or the best solution is to learn how to avoid them in the first place.