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In this step, we’re only placing the tiles that don’t need to be cut. Step 3: Start peeling and sticking the tiles that do not need to be cut. Once you’ve determined the middle of the room and you’ve marked where you want to place the first tile, you’re ready to move on to the next step. You want the tiles to be left as big as possible with no tiny tile edging.Īlso remember to mix up the tile designs as you lay them out on your floor. Play with tile placement, paying particular attention to how small the tiles would need to be cut along the walls in the room. That’s where you’re going to start putting down the tiles. Next, you want to find and mark the middle of your room. Step 2: Find and mark the middle of your room. When you apply the tiles to your floor, you want to ensure they are all placed with the arrows in the same direction. So, the first thing you should do is open all of the boxes of tiles that you need for your floor and then sort them by design.Īlso check out the backs of the tile – there’s usually an arrow on the sticky paper. There were 6 different designs on all of our marbly tiles and I wanted to ensure they were random throughout the floor when I stuck them down. It will look better if you mix these designs and place them randomly. (I’ve done 4 rooms so far.) I noticed that there were repeating designs on the tiles! No big deal, but I didn’t want to put like tiles next to each other on the floor. This is a little fact that I discovered when installing peel-and-stick tile in my first bathroom. So let’s dive in to the 6 easy steps: Step 1 – Open all the boxes of tile and sort by design. If you’re reading this post, your sub-floor should be prepped and you’re ready to start installing your peel-and-stick tile! If you haven’t removed the existing flooring and prepped your sub-floor, be sure to read about that process here: 5 Steps to Remove Old Linoleum Flooring This is the sequel to my post on removing old linoleum.

Though, in this tutorial, we’re skipping the grout.Īnd it looks absolutely amazing when you’re done. It’s also easy to cut–you can cut the tiles with a good pair of regular scissors! You can even use grout on some kinds to get a real tile look. It’s so easy to install–kind of like putting big stickers in place on the floor. Peel-and-stick vinyl is a simple and cheap way to give a modern and fresh look to your floor.