How To Hang Large Tile On Shower Walls

Measure each wall area calculating the width times height.

How to hang large tile on shower walls.

Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect. Determine how much tile you ll need.

If you wait to install the cut pieces use a notched trowel to scrape the thinset from the wall so it doesn t dry before. Stagger large format tiles in thirds. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles.

In our project one wall is 31 and the other is 36. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs. Install full piece tiles first and fill in with cut pieces as you go or install them at the end.

Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched side of the trowel. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds.

Before applying your tile to the wall decide on the layout and orientation of your tile by positioning the tiles on the floor.