Time To Tile A Bath Wall

To set the tile apply an even coat of mastic on only a small portion of the wall at a time.

Time to tile a bath wall.

You have about five to 10 minutes to set the tile so don t apply too much adhesive over a large area. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height. Once the bathroom tile has set and cured for 24 hours remove the tile spacers. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile.

For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. Let the compound dry for 10. Determine how much tile you ll need. Do not reuse tile spacers as you will end up with a wrong tile layout.

If you mix x77 per the directions use the correct trowel size back butter your tiles and use directional troweling your tiles won t slide down the wall. Not only the tile won t be level but they will be also vulnerable to impacts they. This is one of the biggest mistakes that can be done by an unexperienced diy er. After the second coat is dry and the whole shower area is prepped it s time to make tile decisions before going any further.

Work with great care and install the spacers every time you lay a tile on the bathroom wall. Using a runner float apply grout in small areas at a time. Depends on sqm and wall condition and what have you but generally for walls and floor 3 to 4 days as i said depending on alot of factors. You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile.

Mix up your desired grout color according to manufacturer directions.