How You Support Tile On The Wall

Work with great care and install the spacers every time you lay a tile on the bathroom wall.

How you support tile on the wall.

Use a chisel and hammer if you need to remove existing tiles. When it came to the design for our half bathroom i was inspired by hawk s nursery which meant i wanted a wall to wall shelf splitting the green and white tile. This is important since a rotting or weak wall can cause your tiling job to warp crack or even break and fall down. If there are any gaps under the tiles use wedges to hold them up.

Floating shelves are so popular right now especially kitchen floating shelves and there are so many different ways to install them. This is good news if you re looking for a unique look in your decor such as using large format flooring tiles on the wall or on both the wall and the floor. The main role of the tile spacers is to help you maintain an even gap between the tiles and to ensure the joints are consistent. If the mastic begins to set before you lay tile on it.

Although most wall tiles can t be used on the floor most floor tiles can be used on the wall as long as the wall can bear the weight of the tile. So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly. Double check the trim hasn t moved and readjust if needed once you ve finished. As you add tiles use a tile levelling system to ensure there is no lippage on the surface.

Large heavy wall tiles are a challenge to hang because the weight of tiles makes them prone to slip off the wall. However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk. A good levelling system can also double as a tile spacer. Put on a pair of safety goggles before you start removing the tile then place the chisel at a 45 degree angle between the tiles and hit the end of the chisel with the hammer to separate the tiles from the wall.

In theory the easiest solution is to build from the bottom supporting the lowest tile course right on the floor and letting the upper courses rest on those. Use spacers to help you adjust the tiles should you need to and ensure the distance between tiles stays consistent. After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff. Repeat the process from the first wall working away from the corner trim and remembering to leave room for grout.

Once you ve removed the current wall dressings and wall items like light switch covers you ll want to check the base layer that you will be building on to make sure that it is structurally sound.