How To Lay Tile On Uneven Backerboard Wall

Spread thinset mortar on the bottom center of the wall.

How to lay tile on uneven backerboard wall.

Score the board with a utility knife then cut it using a jig saw with a carbide blade. Since i was laying pretty big pieces i used a bigger slot trowel. Set the first tile onto the wall lining it up with the chalk line. Use the same techniques to apply mortar and lay and fasten the remaining sheets in the first row spacing the sheets 1 4 inch apart and leaving a 1 4 inch gap at all walls.

So i started at the back wall opposite the back door and worked my way down. Use tile spacers if necessary to keep the tile lines straight in the layout. Make cement board cuts trim the final sheet in the first row and make other straight cuts with a utility knife and a t square. Consider backer board before you begin tiling check out the existing surface you ll be working on.

Press the tile to the surface to bond with the adhesive. Subway tile kitchen do. If needed cut the backerboard to fit in small spaces or around obstructions. This can be done prior to installing the extra drywall strip to close the space or screw a two by four to the back of the last drywall sheet.

Do a dry run and lay the backerboard down to fully cover the area you plan to tile. Snap a grid to the subfloor using a chalk line to mark your backerboard placement. Install two spacers on the side of each tile. I mixed the mortar per the directions and started troweling it on the backerboard using a slotted trowel.

The size of the slots depend on the thickness of the tile. Install additional two by four backing in the wall where the joint between backer board and drywall will be.