Introduction

Choose Your Tiles

Choose the tiles you want to replace with new tile. Replacement tiles should be the same size as the tiles you are removing, and they should coordinate with other features in the bathroom.

Step 1

Contractors is demolitioning the floor tiles in the bathroom with a hammer to replace with new flooring.

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Contractors is demolitioning the floor tiles in the bathroom with a hammer to replace with new flooring.

Break Up the Tiles

Cut the grout around the tiles you are replacing using a rotary tool. We used the Fein Multimaster which loosens the grout without breaking the surrounding tiles (Image 1).

Use a hammer to break up the tiles you are removing, and discard the pieces (Image 2). Be careful when hammering the tile; don’t hit the pieces you want to keep.

Step 2

Close up of a sander removing the thin set on the old bathroom floor after removing tile. DBTH-102
Adding thin set to the old wood floor with trowel to attach new flooring in this bathroom remodel. DBTH-102

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Close up of a sander removing the thin set on the old bathroom floor after removing tile. DBTH-102

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Adding thin set to the old wood floor with trowel to attach new flooring in this bathroom remodel. DBTH-102

Apply a New Layer of Thinset

Sand down the remaining thinset (Image 1). Wet used a sanding attachment on the Fein Multimaster.

Apply a new layer of thinset with a notched trowel (Image 2).

Step 3

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Top view of adding black square tiles to bathroom floor in this Bathtastic! episode room remodel. DBTH-102

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Close up of square black tiles being added to a spot in the bathroom floor - bathroom remodel on Bathtastic! DBTH-102

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Top view of adding black square tiles to bathroom floor in this Bathtastic! episode room remodel. DBTH-102

Lay the Tiles

Lay the new tiles in place (Image 1).

Use spacers to ensure the tiles match up with the surrounding floor tile (Image 2). Allow 24 hours to set. Grout with the same color grout as the surrounding floor.