Installing Subway Tile On A Wall

Make sure your walls are smooth and flat.

Installing subway tile on a wall.

Most wall tiles are best installed with a mortar based adhesive known as thin set made of cement fine sand and a water retaining agent such cellulose. Doing a kitchen remodel is a great way to make your home look ne. There are also older mastic adhesives available. So i finally finished installing backer board to the tub surround of the bathroom.

Mark the outer boundaries of the tile installation area with painters tape. How to install 3 x 6 subway wall tiles. If you still have any mastic or mortar still on the wall you need to go back and work more on the tile removal process. To install subway tile backsplash measure the wall calculate the number of tiles needed to cover it and buy 10 more tile than you need to account for waste.

Clean walls with all purpose cleaner and unscrew all the outlet and switch covers. You don t want anything protruding or else the subway tiles will look rocky. A 3 sided shower for example. Use a tile saw to cut any tile needed to size or around electrical outlets.

This second floor bathroom is getting a full remodel with a new vanity set new lighting and outlets storage over the toilet area and a new bath fan. After the adhesive has dried overnight apply grout to the tile using a rubber float. You would typically center the back wall so the cuts are even on both sides. Next sketch your design on the wall and lay out the the tiles on a large table.

Thin set usually has some latex additives that give it some flexibility to prevents the tile job from cracking. If not consider installing a tile backer board first. If you have any holes patch them and smooth out with sandpaper. 1 put your tile and tile adhesive in the room you are going to be installing and maintain the temperature at 70 degrees or more for a full 24 hours before you start this how to install a subway tile backsplash.

Generally speaking when you come to the end of a wall and you want the subway tile installation to look like it wraps onto the next wall. Then you want the inside corner to look like the tile continues onto both side walls. If you are installing a backsplash behind a sink or area with moisture you ll need to be sure you re working on water resistant drywall or a rock based board. Consider backer board before you begin tiling check out the existing surface you ll be working on.