Tiling A Wall From Top To Bottom

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.

Tiling a wall from top to bottom.

Never fill this gap with grout because tile grout is not flexible. If you are using ppc cement mortar then do not do it because ppc cement mortar takes much more time to set and chances of slipping of tiles becomes more. On standard three by five shower the back wall we always start center and bottom to top so we have equal cuts in the corner then side walls we start front to back bottom to top so you also have equal cut in corner the combined corner cuts are usally just over a full tile looks great. Begin by scooping up a load of grout onto the grout float using one end of the float.

Sweep diagonally across the tile forcing the grout into the joints. I have used this method it worked for me. If your wall isn t an exact multiple of the width of a tile plus grout line start between one quarter to one half of a tile to the left or right of this line. In this case draw a vertical line dead centre of the wall and work in both directions from there.

Im not a tiler. Step 1 use a gauge rod to work out the position of the lowest horizontal row then mark the top row s position on the wall. Don t start it at the floor. A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally.

If you re only part tiling a wall a top horizontal row full of whole tiles makes for a much cleaner finish so we think it s really worth investing some time to get it right. When you install ceramic tile on the floor you must take care to create an expansion joint between the walls and the tiled floor. Do not cover the entire float with grout. Instead bring it up to about 3 4 of the height of your tiles.

The tile council of north america recommends at least a quarter inch gap between the tile floor and the walls. If you tile top to bottom your tiles may slip why not work out where the tiles will finish put a batten then tile up if you are tiling it in one hit then should you be a little bit out it will be easy to slide the tiles up insert a piece of card in to hold them in the new position. A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Next apply the grout to the tile working from the bottom of the section upwards and holding the float at an angle of about 45 degrees.