This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.
Installing tile on wood wall.
Find a tile that is light but still offers the aesthetic you want.
Of course you want the room and wall to look great but weighing down the wall can cause problems in the long run.
So if you re looking to put your tiles on a bathroom or kitchen wall be sure you get semi vitreous or impervious tiles.
Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile.
Installing over wood.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.
Tip 3 treat the wood.
Mark the wall at the top of the tile.
To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.
Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap.
To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick.
Plank tiles often look best when the length of the tile runs parallel to the longest wall in the room.
Before doing any tile work you may want to consider where the wood paneling is.
Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations.
However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.
So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly.
Step 1 prepare the wall ceramic tiles can be installed directly on drywall plaster or if they are in moist areas onto green drywall or even better cement backer board.
After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.
Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.
For wall installations your real concerns are whether you want to use thinset directly on the wood and whether you are using an exterior or interior type of plywood.