How To Apply Large Wall Tiles

Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.

How to apply large wall tiles.

Instructions 3mm tile trowel 10mm 10mm v notch trowe rubber trowel special device for the plate s pulling over spacers levelling wedges. Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus one quarter inch. A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Grouting is not difficult to do well but it is even easier to do poorly.

This d i y video how to install large format tiles on bath room wall for beginner part 1 explain in details the process of installing large tile on a b. This video uses the following products. How to install large format tile. Large format tile must be installed on a level substrate.

Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles. Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage. How to install heavy tile on a wall. Then position the tile where it needs to go and add the spacers.

Video tutorial from dunlop on installing large format wall tiles using dunlop adhesives grouts sealants and primers. A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally. When installing large format tile there must be at least 90 mortar contact and a minimum grout joint of 3 16. Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.

Take a tile for the edge of the wall and apply the adhesive to the back as if you were putting butter on a piece of toast. Assuring the tiles are level. Press the tile against the wall and slide it up in down a little to ensure all the ridges are fully collapsed. Place the lower edge on the spacer and rotate the tile into position.

Next mix your grout and spread it into the gaps between the tiles using diagonal swipes. One key to success is to remember that grout has a limited working time and can dry before you know it if you grout an area that s too large the grout will set up and become difficult to work with or remove. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Grouting is the final step of installing ceramic wall tile after the tile adhesive has fully cured.

So if the. Large format tile installation requires particular attention to proper substrate preparation grout joint sizing trowel selection and mortar coverage.