Putting Up Large Wall Tiles

Repair any loose or cracked tiles.

Putting up large wall tiles.

Just twist them into place sticking to the small area that you prepared for yourself. Apply the mortar to the wall creating 1 4 inch ridges with the trowel. Spread no sag mastic. Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.

If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place. This video uses the following products. Prep the workspace step 3. Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape.

To keep grout joints uniform use small plastic spacers between the tiles. And that works fine if the base of the wall usually the floor or bathtub is perfectly flat and level. Place your tiles on the wall. Tips for tiling a wall 1.

How to install heavy tile on a wall step 1. Check your floor for level and walls. With the mortar ready to go you can start placing your tiles. Dry and pre seal the tile step 9.

To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure. Remove the ledger later and trim tiles to fill the gap below. Measure the wall step 2. Next press the tiles into place.

Prep the wall step 4. So you ve got that bottom row of tile. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile. Lay the tile step 8.

A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of 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. Grout the tile step.

Perfect level master is a tile leveling system that speeds up the process of. Prepare the mortar step 6. How to install large format tiles on bathroom walls using perfect level master. Do you stack the tile.

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. Pre lay the tile step 5. Place your spacers between each tile as you go. Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus.

Press the tile firmly in place making sure it is flat and level. Fasten a straight ledger to the wall to support the tiles. Floor tile spacers step 1.