Student housing, make a tiling worktop easily at a lower cost

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How to tile the worktop in student accommodation? What tips for laying tiles on the worktop of a student studio? What are the steps to follow? Follow to make a tiled worktop easily and easily lower cost? To get clear answers to these questions, follow this guide.

The 3 main steps to follow to tile a worktop

The laying of tiles on the worktop of a student accommodation must go through 3 stages. First, you need to prepare the substrate. In fact, the ideal is to have a surface clean, sane, dry, flat, flat and smooth to allow good adhesion of the glue. If you complete this first step at in a hurry, you can get a poor quality rendering and your tiles may not last long.

The second step is none other than the actual tiling. Take a squeegee and use it to spread a first layer of glue. Then lay the first tile in an angle and set up the spacers before laying the other tiles.

To move faster and more efficiently, you need to make a row, then a second and so on. Use a damp sponge to remove the overflowing glue and let it dry for at least 24 hours.

Finally, the third step is to; carry out the finishes. Fill the joints with paste joint and make sure that all spaces are well covered to guarantee water tightness of your worktop tiles.

Then pack the dough into the hollows of the tiles using a sharp knife of plaster, smooth the joints and let dry. After drying, you must pass a sponge blow on the surface in order to remove the clay remaining seal.

Tips and tricks for tiling a countertop lower cost

Since you’ll be staying in student accommodation for very long, you don’t have to invest in very expensive tiles. You should also not use the services of a professional tiler. You'd better do the tiling yourself to minimize your expense.

In question of tools, nothing prevents you from borrowing or renting the necessary DIY tools from your relatives or acquaintances. If necessary, you can invest in inexpensive equipment and products to simplify your tasks.

In any case, there will be plenty of opportunities to use a tile cutter pencil, marker, glue wood, etc. You may still need it for other DIY jobs.