And it lasts for 20 years.
How you support tile on the wall.
Scoop out a golf ball sized amount of adhesive onto a notched trowel and spread enough adhesive in a thin layer over the wall to hang 2 3 tiles at a time.
A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles.
Start applying the adhesive in a bottom corner about 1 tile length away from the bottom and side of the wall leaving space for the edge tiles.
Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus one quarter inch.
If you re only part tiling a wall a top horizontal row full of whole tiles makes for a much cleaner.
Once you ve established your vertical rows it s time for the horizontal ones.
Don t start it at the floor.
Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.
Spread mastic generously over a section of the wall that you can cover with tiles in about an hour using the flat surface of the trowel.
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If the mastic begins to set before you lay tile on it it.
Fixing whole tiles to a wall.
The truth is that over time the adhesive that is already on the back of the tile can wear off.
So if the.
Tile on tile or as i say it.
Only put a thin layer of adhesive down and allow it to almost dry before placing your tiles.
Creating horizontal rows.
Tips for tiling a wall.
Make sure that you pick out a decent adhesive that will help the tile stick.
It s really important to.