Installing Tile On Kitchen Wall

Take your time and work on the wall in 3 square foot sections.

Installing tile on kitchen wall.

Installing ceramic tiles on kitchen wall. With one weekend and a lot of hard work we transformed a plain white wall into a farmhouse style tile backsplash. 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. First use a level to find the lowest point of the countertop.

Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. A rented ceramic tile cutter is the easiest way to make your straight cuts. Grout it clean up and enjoy. The tiles must be set before you attempt to grout them or they will move and cause you headaches.

After receiving contractor bids to tile our kitchen backsplash that didn t fit our budget my husband and i decided to tackle the project ourselves. Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap. If the tile has been cut make sure you re placing it in the right spot. To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.

Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles. Consequently mark the section of the tile you want to cut out using a carpentry pencil. Then every subsequent row is a process of draping over the pyramid back and forth. Follow the package instructions for the tile mastic or thinset used for adhering the tiles to the wall.

This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter. Install tiles one through four as directed. Then position the tile where it needs to go and add the spacers. The best way is to arrange your wall tile in a pyramid shape.

If it seems complicated try this. Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.

Mark the wall at the top of the tile. In our case we have used a grinder with a diamond blade to cut out a small section of the tile. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.

Place the mosaic sheets along the wall. Next lock firmly the tile into position as you will use the grinder. Generally 24 hours will do for this and some setup more quickly.