Before you can tile a wall remove the existing tiles fill any cracks or holes with spackle and sand the surface so the tiles will have a strong level surface to stick to.
How to lay tiles on walls kitchen.
Next measure tiles with the spacers.
However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.
After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.
Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.
Consequently first measure the height of the wall lets assume 100 250 cm.
Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.
If you install wall tiles prior to floor tiles you have to leave a gap between the concrete floor and the first row of tiles.
Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.
Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
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.
This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.
To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick.
Mark the wall at the top of the tile.
Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap.
Then scoop a little adhesive on to a notched trowel and spread it onto the wall in a thin layer.
If you are going to install tiles up to the ceiling then on the last row you should use full tiles.
Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary.
Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.
So if you re looking to put your tiles on a bathroom or kitchen wall be sure you get semi vitreous or impervious tiles.