Putting Up Large Wall Tiles

Video tutorial from dunlop on installing large format wall tiles using dunlop adhesives grouts sealants and primers.

Putting up large wall tiles.

Clean the tile and prepare the grout step 10. Apply the mortar to the wall creating 1 4 inch ridges with the trowel. Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage. To keep grout joints uniform use small plastic spacers between the tiles.

How to install large format tiles on bathroom walls using perfect level master. Prep the workspace step 3. Tips for tiling a wall 1. Perfect level master is a tile leveling system that speeds up the process of.

Prep the wall step 4. If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place. A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Just twist them into place sticking to the small area that you prepared for yourself.

And that works fine if the base of the wall usually the floor or bathtub is perfectly flat and level. This video uses the following products. To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure. Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape.

Pre lay the tile step 5. Repair any loose or cracked tiles. Place your tiles on the wall. Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus.

Things you will need orbital sander 80 120 grit sandpaper safety glasses dust mask rags tape measure pencil 48 inch spirit level mastic or thin set mortar grooved trowel tile spacers tile cutting tool grout grout spreader sponge grout haze remover optional distilled white vinegar optional. Press the tile firmly in place making sure it is flat and level. Dry and pre seal the tile step 9. Place your spacers between each tile as you go.

With the mortar ready to go you can start placing your tiles. Fasten a straight ledger to the wall to support the tiles. Next press the tiles into place. Lay the tile step 8.

Spread no sag mastic. Prepare the mortar step 6. So you ve got that bottom row of tile. Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.

The obvious way to tile a wall is to start at the bottom and work your way up. Floor tile spacers step 1. Grout the tile step. How to install heavy tile on a wall step 1.

Check your floor for level and walls. Remove the ledger later and trim tiles to fill the gap below. Do you stack the tile.