Pictures Of Wall Tile Installation

To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.

Pictures of wall tile installation.

Classic subway with a splash of the exotic. If you find a dip in a wall flatten it by screeding a layer of setting type joint compound over it as shown here. While they don t look like it these are large 13 x 13 tiles. Using a grout line 1 4 thick nine of these pieces will cover approximately 11 x11 which gives each one an approximate 13 5 square inches surface coverage.

Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap. So if you re looking to put your tiles on a bathroom or kitchen wall be sure you get semi vitreous or impervious tiles. If you plan to cut the bottom row of tile start your installation with the second row. White subway tile is a classic for tiled showers as well as kitchen and bathroom backplashes.

Mark the wall at the top of the tile. After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff. We show a couple of extra pictures when more tiles are put together. Measure and mark the spot for your second row of tile check your mark for level then attach a board to the wall to act as a guide.

Step 1 prepare the wall ceramic tiles can be installed directly on drywall plaster or if they are in moist areas onto green drywall or even better cement backer board. Dean says that one of the most important tips for any tile setting job including mosaics is to start with a perfectly flat surface. This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter. If not the tile will simply amplify the imperfections.

Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. Each individual tile is actually made up of nine smaller tiles for easy installation. You ll end up with misaligned tiles and grout lines that vary in width. That way if you do have to cut tile to fit they ll be at the bottom where the tub or shower pan might be slightly out of level.

However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk. This talavera tile is part of our espanola tile collection. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. And that works fine if the base of the wall usually the floor or bathtub is perfectly flat and level.

Then use a level to extend the line along the work area. So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly.