Installing Tile On Walls In The Kitchen

Tips for tiling a wall 1.

Installing tile on walls in the kitchen.

A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Tile backsplashes need a 1 8 inch expansion gap around the perimeter where the tile meets the. Scoop out a golf ball sized amount of adhesive onto a notched trowel and spread enough adhesive in a thin layer over the wall to hang 2 3 tiles at a time. Using this tool score the cut line on a full tile and then snap the tile along the scribed line.

Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage. Grout the tile step. At the end of a row or around fixtures you ll probably need to cut some tiles. Spread the adhesive on small surfaces to avoid getting it dried use a level to check the quality of your work rent a wet saw to cut the tiles accurately.

Prepare the mortar step 6. Prep the wall step 4. Prep the workspace step 3. Clean the tile and prepare the grout step 10.

Plan the tile layout. Dry and pre seal the tile step 9. Floor tile spacers step 1. Complete installation of all full tiles or tile sheets.

Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape. Do you stack the tile. Lay the tile step 8. Apply the mortar step 7.

Start applying the adhesive in a bottom corner about 1 tile length away from the bottom and side of the wall leaving space for the edge tiles. After each small section of wall is completed use a short block of wood and rubber mallet to lightly rap over the surface of the tiles which will set the tiles in the adhesive and flatten the surface. So you ve got that bottom row of tile. Things you ll need flat head screwdriver coarse grit sandpaper cloth water tile mastic or thinset mortar v notched trowel ceramic tiles tile spacers snap tile cutter tile grout rubber grout trowel sponge.

Take your time and work on the wall in 3 square foot sections. A tile backsplash in the kitchen may be applied over clean level drywall since sinks aren t. Check your floor for level and walls. A rented ceramic tile cutter is the easiest way to make your straight cuts.

Measure the wall step 2.