Repair any loose or cracked tiles.
Putting up wall tile.
Install tiles one through four as directed.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.
And it lasts for 20 years.
Then position the tile where it needs to go and add the spacers.
Fasten a straight ledger to the wall to support the tiles.
Once in place push the tiles evenly into the thinset.
To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick.
Mark a straight board using the tile and spacers for the vertical layout.
Use a level to make sure tiles are straight.
Firmly press each tile in place and give it a slight twisting motion to be sure it makes good contact with the adhesive.
Use a notched trowel to spread the thinset which creates a suction to hold the stone in place as the mortar dries.
Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall.
Take a tile for the edge of the wall and apply the adhesive to the back as if you were putting butter on a piece of toast.
Wash the wall with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleaner to remove any grease or oil.
Mark the wall at the top of the tile.
Place the panel onto the thinset using the starter as a guide.
If the tile has been cut make sure you re placing it in the right spot.
Tile on tile or as i say it.
Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles.
The best way is to arrange your wall tile in a pyramid shape.
Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.
Hold it up to the wall to check.
To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure.
As you work your way along place tile spacers on all four sides of each tile so your grout lines will be consistent.
Use your hands or a grout float to apply pressure.
For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
And that works fine if the base of the wall usually the floor or bathtub is perfectly flat and level.
This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.
The obvious way to tile a wall is to start at the bottom and work your way up.
Take your time and work on the wall in 3 square foot sections.
Remove the ledger later and trim tiles to fill the gap below.
Then every subsequent row is a process of draping over the pyramid back and forth.
Mortar a small spot and then place a tile.
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