How Do You Lay Floor Tile Spacers?
Tile floors are laid with a space between the tiles (generally 1/8 to 1/4 inch) filled with grout at the end. If those spaces aren’t of a consistent size, you’ll end up with a pretty funny-looking floor. Tiles can be spaced by using a single spacer — say, a shim — that you set next to each tile, then remove as soon as the next tile is laid. There’s always the danger, though, that those tiles will move before the adhesive dries. Plastic or foam spacers stay in place until the tiles set. Lay two intersecting lines across the middle of the floor, using your chalk snapline. Spread tile adhesive over a few square feet of the intersection (you should still be able to see the lines through the adhesive). Press your first tile into place, bordered by the two lines at the intersection. Stand two spacers directly next to it at one side, with each spacer an inch or two from either end of the tile. Set a second tile next to the first, pressing the edge of the second tile against the spacers. R
