Marble Bathroom Tile Installation

Bathroom costs approximately 1 000 1 500 to demo and install new floor tile and tub surround.

Marble bathroom tile installation. The tiles come in different sizes pre spaced on mats. The different tile sizes provide some interesting flow and movement to the space and the gray paint around the alcove shower note the marble hex tile at the bottom there highlights the veining really well. Installing marble flooring can add beauty and elegance to a bathroom or foyer. It is a softer stone that can be milled machined and tumbled which means it can have multiple uses.

The advantages of marble. Subfloor preparation is similar cement board underlayment installed over a sturdy plywood subfloor is the best base for marble tiles just as it is with ceramic tile. In addition marble tile is generally not recommended for do it yourself installation so you must hire a tile professional to handle the project. In our project we used crema marfil an italian tumbled marble tile.

If you are on a tight budget it may not be a viable option. Save time by setting several tiles at once. Installing marble floor tile is not an easy process but can be done on your own if you are careful and patient. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles.

A stand up shower needs twice as much tile which will add on another 2 000 3 000. The average 5 ft. Tiles are glued down with a thin set adhesive a mortar based product that now is the standard for ceramic and stone tile products. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of floor decor all opinions are 100 mine.

This bathroom features honed carrara marble tile around the shower walls and curb as well as along the lower walls surrounding the freestanding tub. Taking you through our entire process for building our master bathroom installing marble tile and trim completing our finish work and more. Marble is very easy to work with. Rebecca lehde inspiro 8 studios.