How To Layout Tile Shower Walls

Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.

How to layout tile shower walls.

Get the knowledge needed to properly layout your tile project for floors and walls. How to lay out ceramic tiles on shower walls basic layout. If so adjust your layout to have wider tile on the sides. We ll deep dive into layout industry g.

By the way always start your shower tiling project on the main 5 foot wall if tiling a tub. On the bath wall with a completely level tub measure. Today s video shares tips on how to tile a shower wall specifically the main shower wall in a schluter kerdi shower. No skinny tile strips.

This shower tile is 12 x 24 inches and we decided to have 6 inch pieces on the bottom and top. Measure a row of tile to determine the location of the plumb line on the back wall. For the vertical layout begin your pattern at the top of the wall so there ll be full uncut tile at the top. Draw level and plumb tile layout lines on the wall to guide your installation.

The horizontal layout of the tiles comes first. This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles. Recessed shelves decorative bands and plumbing fixtures all play an important role in how to start your project. Center a tile horizontally along the length of the wall and do a quick dry fit to make sure you don t have a lot of tiny tile at the end of the rows.

Well that and a tile leveling system. When tiling any wall you want the cut tiles in a less visible area than the whole tiles. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect. Subtract about 3 4 in.