How To Tile A Shower Wall With Large Tiles

Slide the narrow end of the wedge into the clips from top to bottom and from left to right.

How to tile a shower wall with large tiles.

Before you can tile a wall remove the existing tiles fill any cracks or holes with spackle and sand the surface so the tiles will have a strong level surface to stick to. You may also want to consider using mosaic tile for your shower flooring as smaller tiles with more grout lines can provide even more traction. But if you re using natural stone or larger tiles and your shower wall tile layout requires lots of cuts especially notching rent a tile saw for a day. Then scoop a little adhesive on to a notched trowel and spread it onto the wall in a thin layer.

Plan your tile layout so that it doesn t leave you with less than 2 inches of tile on the bottom or top. However a linear 12 x 24 or 24 x 48 tile such as one from the consulate line can make any wall look like a modern design. This shower tile is 12 x 24 inches and we decided to have 6 inch pieces on the bottom and top. Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.

Picking the right tile size luxurious shower designs often evolve from tiles that are at least 12 x 12. But again the choice is yours to make. Today s video shares tips on how to tile a shower wall specifically the main shower wall in a schluter kerdi shower. Stagger large format tiles in thirds.

Use one to two spacers per tile side depending on how large the tiles are. You can score and snap glass tile small mosaic tiles only but you ll break about every 10th tile not a big deal if you plan the tile layout well and only have to cut a few. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds. We ll deep dive into layout industry g.

By the way always start your shower tiling project on the main 5 foot wall if tiling a tub. Ceramic tile provides a large variety of options that have slip resistant features in wet and dry conditions so that you can find the right type of tile for your shower.