How To Hang Adhesive Backed Tile On Wall

Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.

How to hang adhesive backed tile on wall.

Remove the backing from the adhesive pad on the rear side of the tile. Then place the tile directly up against the first tile. Mix thinset or your chosen tile adhesive according to directions and spread on a small section of the wall with a drywall trowel. Take the first tile and press it onto the wall in the area where you made your marks.

Remove the paper backing from the first tile and press the adhesive side firmly against the wall. Then take another tile and peel off the paper. If your grout is recessed meaning the bricks poke slightly out over the grout line you can use brick clamps to hang things on the wall. Press it firmly up against the wall and make sure that you hold it for a few seconds to allow the adhesive to stick to the wall.

Loosen the edge of the backing with your fingernail to get it started then peel it off like you would a sticker. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.

It s important to work in small sections because thinset and other tile adhesives dry quickly. Be sure to line up the tile with your penciled layout to get the placement right on the first try. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. Snap the clip sometimes called a clamp right onto the.

Peel back about 12 inches of the backing on a strip line up the top of the paper at the ceiling then slowly peel and stick the paper down the wall. Cut strips and start hanging from the top measure and cut strips of wallpaper with your razor blade to fit the height of the wall.