Flooring Tile - floor or wall first?

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cmgiii
06-23-06, 10:12 AM
Greetings! I'm renovating a bathroom and plan to use tile on the floor as well as putting in a wainscot. It seems to me that the floor should go down first, but I'm not sure. Any recommendations would be appreciated...I've done floor work before, but not walls.

BuiLDPro68
06-23-06, 10:20 AM
I would do the walls first for the simple reason that you wont have to worry about spilling thinset or grout on your new floor. good luck.
Tileman
06-26-06, 05:24 PM
Do the walls first leaving out the bottom row, then tile the floors and install the bottom row of wall tile, then caulk that joint with a matching color caulk to the grout.:)