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by: John P. Bridge
Topics include: bull nose pieces, deck mud, standard wall tiles, mud screeds, anti fracture membranes, modified thin set mortar, excess thin set, shower pan liner, bonding flange, shower pan material, rake the excess, bull nose tiles, float strips, little wood block, mud shower, crack isolation, sand strata, grout haze, grout release, cement backer board, dam corners, hair strainer, spacer lugs, dry set mortar, flat trowel
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Book Description A comprehensive and in-depth guide for amateur and professional ceramic tile setters. TILE YOUR WORLD takes the reader from the early history of the craft, all the way through to advanced residential tiling techniques. Projects range from kitchen and bathroom floors to custom tile shower installations. Kitchen counters and back splashes are also covered. TILE YOUR WORLD contains over 300 black and white photos and line drawings and 6 four-page color inserts. Eight appendices and a full index are included. From the Publisher TILE YOUR WORLD by John P. Bridge is a must read for people contemplating doing their own ceramic or stone tile work. This is a comprehensive book that fully explains the preliminary steps essential to a good tile job. It then takes you on to the advanced stages of the craft and provides you the information you'll need to bring your tiling project to a satisfactory and gratifying conclusion. TILE YOUR WORLD will also be of use to people who plan to hire their tile work out. Homeowners will be in much better position to judge the qualifications of prospective contractors after having read the book. Building a new home? Buy the book
From the Author Greetings, I wrote TILE YOUR WORLD with the do-it-yourselfer in mind. I don't think there is anything more satisfying than having completed a challenging project with one's own hands. Even though more and more people are tackling ceramic tile projects around the house and yard, the craft still remains somewhat of a mystery to many. TILE YOUR WORLD takes that mystery out of the tiling trade and lays the subject matter out in plain and simple terms. Spend an evening or two with me, and I'll provide you the knowledge you need to tile just about anything with confidence and with style. Although stated in plain, easily understood terms, the book contains enough technical information to entice the professional craftsman to its pages. If you are like me, you're always looking for new tricks. I think you'll find a few in TILE YOUR WORLD. About the Author TILE YOUR WORLD is John Bridge's second book on tiling. His first book, CERAMIC TILE SETTING, McGraw-Hill, was published in 1992 and remains in print. A veteran of more than 30 years in the tile trade, Bridge has become a well-known figure in the international tile setting community. In 2000, the author launched the John Bridge Forums on the Internet. The site has become a crossroads for professionals in the ceramic tile and related construction trades. It is also a popular site among people desiring information on home tiling projects. For the past twenty years Bridge has resided in Houston, Texas, where he is a residential ceramic tile contractor.
A Must Buy... Doing tile right takes a bit of time and a bit of money. Most "do-it-yourself" books will give short shrift to tile laying, put in some pretty pictures and make it look easy. And they your tile will pop up or crack five years later. Tile should last decades. And sometimes it can take a lot of work to prepare a surface, and some surfaces shouldn't even be tiled at all. With that in mind, finding good information and digesting it is a must before taking any steps. John Bridge's book does a top notch job of covering a wide variety of tiling specifics and generalities. In addition to all the gory details he has a motivating "can-do" writing style that encourages success. Furthermore, his online website and tiling forums are an amazing resource and clearly demonstrate his willingness to make a major contribution to both professional and do-it-yourself tiling laying. Do yourself a favor, get this book and Michael Byrne's "Setting Tile" before doing a thing. A 15-minute Home Depot "how-to" seminar can be a dangerous thing - get real useful info instead.
Reviews:
Fanstastic Book!!! -- Being new to tile work, I was looking for a no nonsense, straight to the point instruction guide. I got that and more. John presents the material in an easy to understand manner. Highly recommended to anyone interested in laying tile or shower building.
Real hands-on advice from an expert -- I'm midway through remodeling a 50 year old house, and I've become something of a connoiseur of these do-it-yourself books. A lot of books from this genre provide a basic description of the work involved but gloss over the details. These often seem to have been written by someone who writes for a living, and who may or may not own a hammer or a drill themselves. Tile Your World is one of the best, perhaps THE best DIY books I've read. The author John Bridge has clearly and thoroughly documented what he's learned during his hands-on career as a tile guy. The book contains the requisite sections on tools, types of tiles, substrates, etc. Where it excels is in its detailed discussion of the subtleties associated with tiling walls, floors, showers, outdoor surfaces, kitchen backsplashes, etc. By way of example, the section on tiling a shower spans over 100 pages and includes over 100 photos. Along the way you'll get advice on everything from plumbing updates to what to do if you discover termites during tearout of the old shower. The text is consistently readably and often amusing as well. It's worth at least a dollar or two of the purchase price just to read John's advice on how to select fine wines, buried as it is within the discussion on how to ensure that the slope of a shower floor is correct. Finally, I have to heap a bit more praise on the tiling discussion forums that John runs on his web page. I gather that I'm not allowed to mention the URL in this review, but it should be *painfully* obvious given the title of the book. Like the book, the quality of the advice provided on the discussion forums rises well above the (relatively low) standard for the DIY industry. Imagine novice tilers posting questions about complex issues, and actually getting timely and detailed responses from industry practitioners who seem to really know their stuff. My hat's off to the author of Tile Your World, and if he's ever in my neck of the woods here in Kentucky, he's more than welcome drop by and use my newly-tiled bathroom.
Best of its kind -- I used Mr. Bridge's earlier book "Ceramic Tile Setting" a few years ago when I tiled our bathroom. It was a wonderful resource, far better than the other books on tiling that I read through. I raved about it so much that friends borrowed it and it wound up getting away from me. When we moved this summer and needed to do some tile work in the new house, I decided to buy another copy and was pleased to find an updated book available. "Tile Your World" is as good as it gets in a how to book. The instructions and explanations are very clear and the writing style is entertaining and motivating. This book should be mandatory for any DIY tile projects.
The ONLY reference needed for any tile project -- John's writing will not only give you the knowledge to do a first rate job on any tile project,but he will also make the learning fun in his easy Texas style of writing. With additional information from proffessional tilesetters and tradesmen from around the country you will get more bang for your buck than any other single DIY book i have seen.Top this off with an address for th Tile Your World tile forum manned by pro's to deal with any immediate concerns or problems and the combination cannot be beat. If you are contemplating a tile installation in your home,this is one purchase you will never regret. From wall to floor from counters to leveling this book covers the entire spectrum. Tile Your World even features information on differant types of membranes for waterproofing,uncoupling and antifracture and where and when to use them.In addition you will find sections on self leveling cements,backerboards,varieties of setting materials and when and where to use them. As a pro tile contractor i cant stress enough the need for quality information and mechanically sound advice.Written in a manner friendly to the layman,Tile Your World hits the mark on all counts!!