How To Install Ceramic Wall Tile

First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout.

How to install ceramic wall tile.

Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size. Take your time and work on the wall in 3 square foot sections. At the end of a row or around fixtures you ll probably need to cut some tiles. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall.

Then using the lever to which the cutting wheel is attached draw the cutter across the surface. Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge. Nevertheless you should ensure that the tile is placed properly level and plumb. To keep it square the top of the tile should be held flush to the fence at the top of the cutter.

A rented ceramic tile cutter is the easiest way to make your straight cuts. Things you ll need flat head screwdriver coarse grit sandpaper cloth water tile mastic or thinset mortar v notched trowel ceramic tiles tile spacers snap tile cutter tile grout rubber grout trowel sponge. Using this tool score the cut line on a full tile and then snap the tile along the scribed line.