How To Put Tile On Your Bathroom Wall

After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.

How to put tile on your bathroom wall.

Before you begin to install the tile figure out the layout of your tile scheme after measuring all areas to be tiled as well as the tiles. Make a diagram of each wall to help you decide placement of tiles image 4. There s even advice on how to tile in and around a win. In our project we used white subway tiles in.

Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Notched trowel score and snap tile cutter wet saw cutter and a hole saw tile drill bit to install tiles around pipes these tools are essential for a project done in a professional manner. Then put your tile in place again to check the cut is right put some glue on the back and lay it in position. When you need to trim a tile before you lay it put the tile in place on the wall mark your cutting points and use a tile cutter or angle grinder to trim the tile to size.

So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly. Put on a pair of safety goggles before you start removing the tile then place the chisel at a 45 degree angle between the tiles and hit the end of the chisel with the hammer to separate the tiles from the wall. In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.

Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1. Consequently you should either buy them if you can afford or rent them for several days especially the wet saw which comes at a. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. Use a chisel and hammer if you need to remove existing tiles.

On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles. Save time by setting several tiles at once. To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.