How To Hang Adhesive Backed Tile On Wall

Then take another tile and peel off the paper.

How to hang adhesive backed tile on wall.

Remove the backing from the adhesive pad on the rear side of the tile. Press it firmly up against the wall and make sure that you hold it for a few seconds to allow the adhesive to stick to the wall. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. Cut strips and start hanging from the top measure and cut strips of wallpaper with your razor blade to fit the height of the wall.

Be sure to line up the tile with your penciled layout to get the placement right on the first try. Snap the clip sometimes called a clamp right onto the. It s important to work in small sections because thinset and other tile adhesives dry quickly. You re now ready to add your first tile to the wall.

Remove the paper backing from the first tile and press the adhesive side firmly against the wall. Loosen the edge of the backing with your fingernail to get it started then peel it off like you would a sticker. Mix thinset or your chosen tile adhesive according to directions and spread on a small section of the wall with a drywall trowel. You ll find this piece on the top section of the frame.

Take the first tile and press it onto the wall in the area where you made your marks. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. Then place the tile directly up against the first tile. Comb over it with a notched trowel.

Peel back about 12 inches of the backing on a strip line up the top of the paper at the ceiling then slowly peel and stick the paper down the wall. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary.