Tiling Home Renovation Class
With David Cooke












This tiling class is part of our Knowing Your Home Series. See what other upcoming classes we offer in the series here.
Learn how to tackle a tile project from start to finish and avoid the expensive contractors. This class will cover planning your layout, picking materials, prepping surfaces, and making clean, professional cuts. You’ll get hands-on practice tiling a demo board with a partner, learn to work with different tile types and tools like wetsaws and trowels, and walk away knowing how to handle everything from mortar to grout. Join this supportive beginner-friendly workshop, expand your handy DIY skillset, and connect with a community of fellow makers!
What You’ll Make:
Team up with a partner to tile your own demo piece of a tiled masterpiece so you can get real world tiling practice.
Skills & Concepts You’ll Learn:
Planning and laying out a tile project
Choosing and buying materials
Prepping surfaces before mixing mortar
Understanding substrates, mastic, spacers, grout
Using transition and border pieces
Installing ceramic, porcelain, and glass tile
Equipment & Tools You’ll Learn:
Wetsaws, levels, squares, trowels, and more
Class Outline:
Prep & Planning: Key terms, tool overview, layout planning, material selection
Demonstration: Instructor tiles using a commercial wetsaw, showing techniques and tips
Hands-On Practice: In teams of two, work on a 4 sq. ft. board with provided tile, mortar, and tools; design and install your tile piece
Wrap-Up: Group review and Q&A
Other Class Details:
Prerequisites: None. No Experience Required.
Class Capacity: 10 maximum, 6 minimum
Materials Provided?: Yes
Age Limit: All Ages (guardian required if under 18)
Partner Ticket Available?: No
Available for a Private Class?: Yes (info)
Clothing/Equipment Requirements?: None