For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
How to install stick up tiles to wall.
Remove the paper backing from the first tile and press the adhesive side firmly against the wall.
Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary.
Press it firmly up against the wall and make sure that you hold it for a few seconds to allow the adhesive to stick to the wall.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.
However i decided to customize the look.
Start at the top or one end of.
Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.
Then place the tile directly up against the first tile.
Tiles that have a directional pattern feature an arrow on the back so you ll know which way to orient them as you lay them down.
I used a wood trim instead.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
To finish off the edges of the tile smart tiles sells a finishing edge that sticks to the wall just like the tiles.
Then take another tile and peel off the paper.
Mortar a small spot and then place a tile.
Scrape the mastic with the notched side of the trowel.
Take the first tile and press it onto the wall in the area where you made your marks.
How to stick tiles to the wall 1.
I simply cut the wood to size mitered the corners on a 45 degree angle and applied them to the wall with a nail gun.
If you see clear lines then the mortar is too dry.
Be sure to line up the tile with your penciled layout to get the placement right on the first try.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
For most tiles the depth of the notches should be.
Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall.