

We used a rolling pin to roll the tile down even more firmly and then made sure to step on them on each side as well.

Peel the backing off of your first tile and lay it.Draw a chalk line or use a laser level to keep you tiles straight.For us, I knew I didn't want a cut tile to be the transition tile from the bedroom, so we started with a full tile there. Decide where you want to start with your first tile.Do you want a brick pattern or some other kind of pattern? Decide how you want to place your vinyl tile.We didn't use any chemical cleaning agents but if you have water damage or think you're flooring is on the bad side of things, definitely check into this. Make sure you have a good base flooring (no excessive water damage to your plywood floors).Prep your space by ripping up the carpet, taking all the tack strips out and making sure there aren't any staples or nails that are sticking up.Since we moved in to a house that needed so much done to it, cost was a very important factor.

The stained carpet really grossed both of us out.Īfter researching flooring and flooring costs combined with where our skillset was at that time, we ultimately decided that a good short-term option for our bathroom was vinyl stick-on tile. One of the first things that we knew we wanted to change was the flooring in our bathroom.
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We weren't scared of learning how to DIY and improve our house, but we just were new to everything. So, to say that we were in over our heads on the house renovation thing was an understatement. The 'handiest' thing we'd ever done was to paint walls at our previous house and even that was new to us at that house. Seriously, is there anything more disgusting than carpet in bathrooms? On move in day at this house, back in 2012, we knew we had a long uphill road when it came to the bathrooms.
