How To Install A Bathroom Wall Tile

Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1.

How to install a bathroom wall tile.

Consequently you should either buy them if you can afford or rent them for several days especially the wet saw which comes at a. In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles. To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.

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. Save time by setting several tiles at once. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.

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. There s nothing that brings a bathroom together more than tiling a bathroom wall. Border tiles border around field tiles while accent tiles are used to add interest usually intermixed with field tiles.