How To Space Wall Tiles

Measure and re measure the length or height and width of your space carefully.

How to space wall tiles.

A tight 1 8 grout space will allow the pattern to flow nicely from one tile to the next. Divide the length of your space by the length of your tiles. In some cases such as with roofing tile or the wood siding of a wall rather than having a gap between them tiles overlap to prevent leakage. There is less irregularity with rectified tiles so less spacing is needed between each piece.

Leave an adequate amount of space between the tiles for grout. 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. Gloss tiles reflect light and are great if you are designing a small bathroom as they make the space feel bigger and brighter. To ensure that you create even joints between the tiles you ll need to use tile spacers.

Avoid the mistake of placing them in the corner where four tiles meet. Therefore the spacing is predetermined and usually averages 3 16 to 1 4 inch. Tile spacers make beautiful results easy when used properly. Divide the width of your space by the width of your tiles.

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. Small tiles such as the 4 inch by 4 inch style commonly used on bathroom and kitchen walls often are self spacing. Once the adhesive has been applied you can start to place your tiles on the wall. Ceramic tiles are available in a variety of sizes.

A rectified edge allows for smaller grout lines because the tile has been more precisely cut unlike our other handmade tiles. Installing ceramic tile is an economical way to update the look of floors and walls during a renovation. Wall tile spacing is a balancing act determined by the consistency of tile sizing overall design and overarching future maintenance issues. A further advantage of a gloss finish is that it s easy to wipe down.

Grout lines for wall tiles. How to space between ceramic tiles. They have small protrusions called lugs that fit against adjoining tiles and create an automatic space for grout normally 1 32 to 1 16 inch wide. Four inch tiles called 4 and a quarter in.

You have a choice among common sizes which will depend on what size grout line you envision. Multiply the number you got in step 3 by the number you got in step 4. Use the same technique of placing and twisting the tiles described in the basic tiling techniques section. For more uniformly cut tiles such as granite smaller grout spacing can result in less visibility of grout lines between each tile.

Two and four inch tiles two inch tiles are factory spaced and sheet mounted.