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I'm planning on putting down tiles in my kitchen, and have just pulled up the vinyl flooring - they didn't stick it down, so I'm planning on putting the tile adhesive straight onto the smooth (presumably concrete) surface that was underneath. So, first question - does this sound fine, or is there anything I should check for, or treat the floor with?
Secondly, the kitchen is open-plan with the carpeted dining room room, so I understand I should use some metal trim for the join. Everything I have read says I should plan my tiles from the middle of the room out so that the main tiles all end up square, but this would mean that I'd end up with cut tiles on the boundary, which I've also read should be avoided - so in this case should I plan from the edge that opens onto the dining room?
Lastly, after getting a lot of conflicting advice from far too many youtube/videojug videos, I'm not clear on the best way to actually lay the tiles. I presume I should avoid kneeling on tiles that haven't set, so once I have planned and cut my tiles, should I stick them down from the far corners back to the carpet, or work from the middle out in a spiral?
Thanks!
Secondly, the kitchen is open-plan with the carpeted dining room room, so I understand I should use some metal trim for the join. Everything I have read says I should plan my tiles from the middle of the room out so that the main tiles all end up square, but this would mean that I'd end up with cut tiles on the boundary, which I've also read should be avoided - so in this case should I plan from the edge that opens onto the dining room?
Lastly, after getting a lot of conflicting advice from far too many youtube/videojug videos, I'm not clear on the best way to actually lay the tiles. I presume I should avoid kneeling on tiles that haven't set, so once I have planned and cut my tiles, should I stick them down from the far corners back to the carpet, or work from the middle out in a spiral?
Thanks!