Putting Up Large Wall Tiles

Press the tile firmly in place making sure it is flat and level.

Putting up large wall tiles.

Check your floor for level and walls. Place your spacers between each tile as you go. And that works fine if the base of the wall usually the floor or bathtub is perfectly flat and level. Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.

Do you stack the tile. If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place. Fasten a straight ledger to the wall to support the tiles. Repair any loose or cracked tiles.

Video tutorial from dunlop on installing large format wall tiles using dunlop adhesives grouts sealants and primers. Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage. Dry and pre seal the tile step 9. Place your tiles on the wall.

Apply the mortar step 7. Measure the wall step 2. Lay the tile step 8. To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure.

A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Things you will need orbital sander 80 120 grit sandpaper safety glasses dust mask rags tape measure pencil 48 inch spirit level mastic or thin set mortar grooved trowel tile spacers tile cutting tool grout grout spreader sponge grout haze remover optional distilled white vinegar optional. Clean the tile and prepare the grout step 10. Apply the mortar to the wall creating 1 4 inch ridges with the trowel.

Grout the tile step. Floor tile spacers step 1. Prepare the mortar step 6. So you ve got that bottom row of tile.

To keep grout joints uniform use small plastic spacers between the tiles. Next press the tiles into place. Just twist them into place sticking to the small area that you prepared for yourself. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile.

Pre lay the tile step 5. How to install large format tiles on bathroom walls using perfect level master. Perfect level master is a tile leveling system that speeds up the process of. This video uses the following products.

Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape. Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus. The obvious way to tile a wall is to start at the bottom and work your way up. Remove the ledger later and trim tiles to fill the gap below.

Prep the wall step 4. Spread no sag mastic. How to install heavy tile on a wall step 1.