How To Install Large Bathroom Wall Tile

Insert spacers between the tiles.

How to install large bathroom wall tile.

If you wait to install the cut pieces use a notched trowel to scrape the thinset from the wall so it doesn t dry before installation. If you re working with an existing tile wall you have two choices. Stop when there is not enough room for a full tile. Install full piece tiles first and fill in with cut pieces as you go or install them at the end.

Decide the tile layout before installing it check if the walls are plumb after laying the wall tile. Start by laying a single half row of floor tiles in both directions without mortar starting at the center point and. Things you ll need flat head screwdriver coarse grit sandpaper cloth water tile mastic or thinset mortar v notched trowel ceramic tiles tile spacers snap tile cutter tile grout rubber grout trowel sponge. Once you are ready to lay the tile start at the corner with the chair rail border image 2.

Use a 360 degree laser level to mark a line for laying the tiles. With a 3 16 v notched trowel spread mastic just under the laser line and down the side of the tub wall to a small area. If the space at the end of either row is smaller than 1 3 of a tile. If it seems complicated try this.

Install tiles one through four as directed. Then every subsequent row is a process of draping over the pyramid back and forth. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile. The best way is to arrange your wall tile in a pyramid shape.

Repair any loose or cracked tiles.