How To Install Accent Wall Tile

This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.

How to install accent wall tile.

Rip off 6 inches of painter s tape and. Step 2 spread the adhesive onto the wall. Then we laid the tile sheets in place pressing them firmly into the thinset. Mark the wall at the top of the tile.

We cut our ditra into strips then install it upside down in the accent row. We spread thinset directly onto the cement board and the wall using a notched trowel. Cut tiles to fit the edges and corners. After you ve placed a few rows of tile use a mallet and tile leveler to set them into the adhesive.

Installing the ditra this way gives us a flatter surface to install the accent tile on. First use a level to find the lowest point of the countertop. When spreading the thinset hold the notched trowel at a 45 degree angle to the wall to create grooves in the thinset. Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap.

Work your way up the wall making notches in the tile using your tile saw as needed. Install the tile by using your trowel to apply mortar to back of a tile scraping it with the notched edge of your trowel and then placing it on the wall. After the ditra is installed we. Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.

If you are installing field tile with the border the entire installation can be grouted at the same time. Spread the grout with a grout float. If it oozes up between the tiles wipe it off immediately with a cloth. Use your layout tool and a level to place tiles and spacers in the adhesive.

Measure up from the tub deck the height of the tile sheets 12 inches plus 1 8 to allow for a grout line along the tub deck image 1. Hold the float at a 45 degree angle. Apply ceramic tile adhesive to the back of your tile using an x shape.