How To Install Large Tile Onto A Wall

Using large format tile has many advantages.

How to install large tile onto a wall.

The recommended adhesive is c2te s1 and it must be spread over in one direction only. However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk. Large heavy wall tiles are a challenge to hang because the weight of tiles makes them prone to slip off the wall. Large format tile must be installed on a level substrate.

When installing large format tile you ll want to use a 1 2 x 1 2 square notched trowel this will make sure that the ridges of the mortar collapse when setting the tile and give you the required 85 or more of coverage. The use of large format patterns also creates dynamic looks. Generally speaking it is far easier to clean the face of a tile than it is to clean the grout and large tile tends to make the room in which it is installed appear larger. Equip the tile saw with a tile cutting blade or use nippers to complete the cuts.

At the same time spread the adhesive onto the floor substrate using a 15mm u notch or a 10mm v notch trowel and following the same direction as previously applied to the back of the slab. Apply grout to the tile. After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff. Dramatically increasing the visual.

So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly. In theory the easiest solution is to build from the bottom supporting the lowest tile course right on the floor and letting the upper courses rest on those. First apply the adhesive onto the back of the slab with a 3mm tile trowel. Apply the mortar or mastic in the same manner as the rest of the wall and place the tiles.

When installing large format tile there must be at least 90 mortar contact and a minimum grout joint of 3 16.