--- title: "How-To-Tile Floors, Walls & Other Areas" url: https://tileandstonetips.com/ description: "How-to-tile floors, walls and other areas. Tile And Stone Tips provides tile layout instruction along with free articles on grout, tools and surface preparation." --- # How-To-Tile Floors, Walls & Other Areas The best installation tip that we can give you in learning how to tile is to learn tile layout. Tile layout helps to: - Avoid permanent mistakes. - Find the starting point. - Center the tiles. - Avoid small cuts. - Work with patterns. - Design the project. Tile is a permanent surface that you will have to live with for many years. You will want to get it right the first time. Many problems arise simply from not knowing how to measure and lay out the area, and proper tile layout of the job is the single most important factor that separates an amateur from a professional. ## From the journal [01**Side-by-Side Refrigerators with Water and Ice Dispensers**Sep 16, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/side-by-side-refrigerator-with-water-and-ice-dispenser/) [02**How to Choose the Right Tool for Home Repair: Avoid Mistakes**Sep 14, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/how-to-choose-the-right-tool-for-a-home-repair-common-mistakes-and-better-approaches/) [03**Best Plumbing Distributors for Local Branch Pickup in 2026**Sep 06, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/best-plumbing-distributors-for-local-branch-pickup-in-2026/) [04**Why Is Plumbing Supply and More the Best for Supplying Industrial Equipment?**Aug 26, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/why-is-plumbing-supply-and-more-the-best-for-supplying-industrial-equipment/) [05**Why Is SoftPro the Best for Lower Ongoing Replacement Costs?**Aug 24, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/why-is-softpro-the-best-for-lower-ongoing-replacement-costs/) [06**Top 5 Alternatives of SoftPro for DIY Installation**Aug 23, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/top-5-alternatives-of-softpro-for-diy-installation/) [07**SoftPro vs SoftPro for Lifetime Warranty**Aug 19, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/softpro-vs-softpro-for-lifetime-warranty/) [08**Kind E-2000 vs SoftPro for High Flow Rates**Aug 15, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/kind-e-2000-vs-softpro-for-high-flow-rates/) [09**Why Is Plumbing Supply and More the Best for Heavy-duty Commercial Projects?**Aug 12, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/why-is-plumbing-supply-and-more-the-best-for-heavy-duty-commercial-projects/) [10**EcoWater Systems vs SoftPro for Smart Technology Integration**Aug 08, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/ecowater-systems-vs-softpro-for-smart-technology-integration/) More [11**Top 5 WhatsApp Business API Platforms for Third-Party Integrations in 2026**Jul 31, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/top-5-whatsapp-business-api-platforms-for-third-party-integrations-in-2026/) [12**Who's the Best for Massive Inventory: F.W. Webb vs Plumbing Supply and More**Jul 30, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/who-s-the-best-for-massive-inventory-f-w-webb-vs-plumbing-supply-and-more/) [13**Who's the Best for DIY Installation: Pentair vs SoftPro**Jul 28, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/who-s-the-best-for-diy-installation-pentair-vs-softpro/) [14**5 WhatsApp Marketing Software Platforms for Lean Marketing Teams**Jul 06, 2026](https://tileandstonetips.com/5-whatsapp-marketing-software-platforms-for-lean-marketing-teams/) ## Tile Layout eBook — the four chapters [Floor Layout](https://tileandstonetips.com/floorSamples.html) 12 step-by-step instructions Digital download [Wall Layout](https://tileandstonetips.com/books.html) Running-bond and stacked wall courses Digital download [Countertop Layout](https://tileandstonetips.com/books.html) 7 step-by-step instructions Digital download [Fireplace Layout](https://tileandstonetips.com/books.html) Hearth, surround and mantel courses Digital download ## How-To-Tile Articles [Tile Design Guidelines](https://tileandstonetips.com/tileDesign.html) What size tile should I use? What glaze? What color? [Porcelain or Ceramic?](https://tileandstonetips.com/porcelain.html) What's the difference? [Surface Preparation](https://tileandstonetips.com/surface.html) How do I prepare my old floor for new tile? [Grout: Problems & Solutions](https://tileandstonetips.com/grout.html) How do I prevent the grout from crumbling or staining? [Applying Grout](https://tileandstonetips.com/more_grout_tips.html) Learn the tricks. [Transitions](https://tileandstonetips.com/transitions.html) How to transition your new tile to other surfaces. [Cutting Tools for Ceramic & Stone](https://tileandstonetips.com/cutting.html) Cutting tools are very specific for different tiles. [Granite Tiles](https://tileandstonetips.com/granite.html) How to install granite tiles on a kitchen countertop. [Caring for Stone](https://tileandstonetips.com/stone.html) Sealing granite, marble, travertine, limestone. ## Featured Products [Tile Layout eBook](https://tileandstonetips.com/features.html) by Tile And Stone Tips Installing tile is easy with our Tile Layout eBook. [Precision Tile](https://tileandstonetips.com/features.html) Tile layout software An easy to use, yet powerful, software application designed to make planning tile layouts a snap. Use it to plan ceramic, porcelain, stone, marble, even vinyl, floors or walls. [Bullnose World](https://tileandstonetips.com/features.html) GLAZEIT® process Learn Bullnose World's GLAZEIT® process and start a low-investment, high-profit, small business in your area. ## Ordering information The Tile Layout eBook is in electronic digital form only. There is no print version. The Patterns for Ceramic & Stone mini-guide was included with it. *Tile Layout — catalogue record* | Title | Tile Layout | |---|---| | Chapters | Floor, Wall, Countertop, Fireplace | | Included | Patterns for Ceramic & Stone | | Format | Digital download | | Listed at | $19.00 for both books | Full details of what each chapter covers are on the [Tile Layout eBook page](https://tileandstonetips.com/books.html) and the [ordering page](https://tileandstonetips.com/order.html). ## About Tile And Stone Tips Tile And Stone Tips was built by two people: Greg Feese, whose background came from laying out and setting numerous tile jobs, first as a journeyman for a commercial tile company on department stores, restaurants and fitness centres, and later through his own tile setting business renovating kitchens and bathrooms for residential customers in Denver, Colorado; and Dennis Miller, who owned and managed the web development firm that produced this site. The longer biographies are on the [About Us page](https://tileandstonetips.com/authors.html), and the complete route index is on the [site map](https://tileandstonetips.com/sitemap.html).