Plan the layout so there are full sized tiles in front of the bathtub and in.
Tile on cement slab.
Use a carpenter s square to help.
But larger cracks especially those that are higher on one side than the other may telegraph through the tile and cause it to crack.
Pick up the tile.
The concrete should be properly cured be level to 1 4 inch in 10 feet and have a steel trowel or fine broom finish.
Small cracks caused by shrinkage usually do not present a problem.
It can be physically strenuous and messy but it is a home improvement project that will allow you to cut labor costs by doing it yourself.
Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles.
Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete.
Lay a set of tiles along the lines without adhesive to dry fit a row.
Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared.
Step 1 preparing the concrete.
Install tile over concrete 1.
Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job.
Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor.
Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material.
Mix thinset according.