| How to tile a bathroom wall- Tiling a bathroom wall is | | | | again but start slightly lower than the original line you |
| a pretty straight forward procedure if you know the | | | | made at the bottom of the wall for the first tile, this |
| right methods to go about the job. | | | | will help to equalize the top and bottom tiles. |
| How to tile a bathroom wall (step 1) Wall preparation- | | | | How to tile a bathroom wall (step 3) Once you have |
| if your going to tile a bathroom wall or any wall, wall | | | | worked out the tile spacing its time to start tiling, |
| preparation is the most important thing. Uneven walls | | | | using a spirit level or laser level, mark a line on the |
| and lose plaster work will affect the finished job. | | | | wall from corner to corner, this line will be on the |
| Make sure all the walls that you are going to tile are | | | | same mark you made from when you worked out |
| flat, use a straight edge like a spirit level to check the | | | | the vertical tile spacing( the top of the first tile near |
| flatness of the surface. If there are any high parts or | | | | nearest to the floor). |
| lumps in the plaster chip them of and fill with a | | | | Then screw a wooden batten to the wall, making |
| suitable plaster, we normally use bonding plaster, the | | | | sure that the top edge of the batten is in line with |
| same applies to any deep holes. The wall dose not | | | | the line you have made with the spirit level. Now you |
| have to be perfectly flat, though this would be ideal | | | | can start fixing the tiles on to the wall using a suitable |
| for the application of tiles. | | | | adhesive, waterproof if you are tiling a bathroom |
| Make sure the wall is in good solid condition, if you tile | | | | wall, align the tile tiles with the marks you made from |
| over lose plaster of render the tiles will eventually fall | | | | the horizontal spacing procedure, apply the adhesive |
| off over a matter of time, or may not stick at all. If | | | | to the wall with a notched spreader and apply evenly |
| in doubt contact a professional plasterer for advice. | | | | spaced small blobs of adhesive to the back of the |
| How to tile a bathroom wall (step 2) Once the walls | | | | tile, this will help the tiles to sit even on slightly |
| are in good condition you can start to plan your tile | | | | uneven surface, now place the tile on the wall, and |
| work, start by applying a coat of pva adhesive | | | | repeat this step with another tile, work horizontally |
| normally we use 2 parts water 1 part pva adhesive, | | | | and build up the rows of tile from the bottom to the |
| this will help the tiles adhere to the wall. | | | | top, seperate each tile with a tile spacer, as you are |
| Horizontal spacing Next work out the spacing of the | | | | tiling make sure the corners of the tiles are all level, if |
| tiles this is important to ensure that there are no | | | | one corner is lower than another, gently remove the |
| slithers of tiles in the corners or at the top or the | | | | tile and apply a little more adhesive to the corner |
| bottom of the wall, tile slithers look ugly and detract | | | | that is affected. |
| from the quality of the finished job. Working from | | | | How to tile a bathroom wall (tile cutting) The best |
| corner to corner of the room, start from roughly the | | | | method for cutting tiles is to use a manual tile cutter |
| center of the wall, now take a tile and a pencil, place | | | | for the straight cuts, or a wet diamond wheel cutter |
| the tile on the wall and mark the left and right hand | | | | is useful for cutting the more awkward cuts, ie if you |
| side of the tile, then working in to one of the | | | | need to cut a corner off a tile or to cut around a |
| corners, place the edge of the tile on one of the | | | | pipe or any other object. |
| marks and mark the other edge,(on the wall) repeat | | | | How to tile a wall (grouting) When the wall is fully |
| this until you reach the corner, the tile in the corner | | | | tiled, clean off any excess adhesive with a sponge, |
| should be roughly half a tile, now repeat this | | | | clean any adhesive from the gaps between the tiles, |
| procedure but work into the other corner, both of | | | | mix the grout according to the manufactures |
| the tiles in each corner should be about the same | | | | instructions and apply with a grout |
| size, roughly half a tile (near enough is ok) | | | | spreader,”Bathroom Fitters Liverpool” use a |
| Vertical spacing. Now working from the floor place a | | | | grout float for speed and ease of application, leave |
| tile on the floor and mark the top of the tile on the | | | | the grout for about 30 minutes until it has slightly |
| wall, then place the bottom edge of the tile on the | | | | hardened then clean off the excess with a damp |
| mark you have made and mark where the top edge | | | | sponge, don't soak the wall as this will wash out the |
| of the tile is on the wall, repeat this procedure until | | | | grout, make sure all the grouted joints are smooth |
| you reach the ceiling, the last tile should be at least | | | | and even. Leave to dry then dust off the tiles with a |
| half a tile. | | | | dry cloth. |
| If the top tile is a small slither start the procedure | | | | |