Tile Alignment and Leveling Device

摘要

A tile alignment and leveling device for aligning and leveling tiles as they are being secured to a substrate. The device includes a flexible member, a bottom plate, and an intermediate member. The intermediate member spaces the flexible member and bottom plate a predetermined vertical distance. The flexible member has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally combined with the intermediate member thereby allowing the flexible member to pivot between a first position and a second (downward) position. In use and in its second position, the flexible member second end exerts force against the top of the tiles to help align and level the tiles as they are secured to the substrate.

主权项

1. A method for laying and leveling tiles, said method comprising:
providing a device having a bottom plate with a top side and a bottom side, a flexible member having a first end and a second end, and an intermediate member connecting the bottom plate to the flexible member; placing the bottom plate beneath the tiles so that the intermediate member extends upward between adjacent tiles; moving the flexible member from a first position to a second position where the second end engages the tiles; and securing the flexible member in its second position using a securing mechanism having a first component combined with the flexible member and a second component combined with the intermediate member.