Tiling A Wall From Top To Bottom

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.

Tiling a wall from top to bottom.

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. Scoop out a golf ball sized amount of adhesive onto a notched trowel and spread enough adhesive in a thin layer over the wall to hang 2 3 tiles at a time. Im not a tiler. 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.

Don t start it at the floor. Sweep diagonally across the tile forcing the grout into the joints. 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. Begin by scooping up a load of grout onto the grout float using one end of the float.

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. When you install ceramic tile on the floor you must take care to create an expansion joint between the walls and the tiled floor. 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. 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.

A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Do not cover the entire float with grout. In this case draw a vertical line dead centre of the wall and work in both directions from there. Never fill this gap with grout because tile grout is not flexible.

Theoretically tiles to be laid from top to bottom but practically it becomes impossible due to above reason. A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally. 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.