Think you need a fancy tile saw to work with large format tiles? Think again! I installed porcelain floor tiles using only a manual cutter—and the results turned out awesome.

The most common failure with large format tile is unsightly cracks. Caused by improper surface preparation or installation, along with subfloor movement, cracks in large format tile projects are ...

Installing tile is not one of these situations; however, installing large-format tile is absolutely one that a beginner should not try.

The large shower stall is going to be tile as well as the floors in the room. I cut out pieces of scrap cardboard to resemble large-format tile, and it’s going to look perfect.

Large format tiles like a large format trowel. Use a flat edged trowel to screed a layer over the floor before combing it out. For plank tiles, comb the thinset perpendicular to the tile length.