Measure each wall area calculating the width times height.
How to start tiling a wall.
Don t start it at the floor.
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Then with a notched trowel work away from the vertical batten in horizontal strokes holding the blade at around 45.
A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally.
Then put your tile in place again to check the cut is right put some glue on the back and lay it in position.
Starting in the corner of your two battens scoop up and apply some adhesive to the wall using your notched trowel.
Place your tiles on the wall.
At a point low down approx.
Where to start tiling a wall.
Instead bring it up to about 3 4 of the height of your tiles.
Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs.
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.
Just twist them into place sticking to the small area that you prepared for yourself.
When you need to trim a tile before you lay it put the tile in place on the wall mark your cutting points and use a tile cutter or angle grinder to trim the tile to size.
Determine how much tile you ll need.
Place your spacers between each tile as you go.
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.
With the mortar ready to go you can start placing your tiles.
A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles.
The height of a tile from the bottom make a true horizontal using a laser level or spirit level.