How to Lay Kitchen Wall Tiles
Kitchen wall tile protects the wall from the heat and moisture of the kitchen while providing a decorative element. You have a range of choices in types of tiles and the colors and finishes available, but the general installation procedure is the same. If you buy self-spacing tiles (with tabs at the sides that keep them properly spaced from each other) you can avoid the trouble of having to manually insert spacers as you're hanging the tiles.
Instructions
1. Draw a horizontal, level line along the bottom of the wall, at the height of a tile plus 1/4 inch. (Example: If the tile you're using is 5 inches high, the line should be 5 1/4 inches up from the floor.)
2. Measure the horizontal line and mark the middle. Use your level to mark out a vertical line at that point, from the floor to the top of the wall.
3. Spread tile adhesive along the bottom section of the wall, covering the horizontal line and everything below it and going end to end, using your adhesive trowel. The notches in the trowel will create a comb pattern in the adhesive that will allow you to see the lines that you marked through the adhesive.
4. Press a tile onto the wall with the top of the tile lined up with the horizontal line (so there is 1/4 inch of space between the bottom of the tile and the floor) and one side of the tile lined up with the vertical line. Set the rest of the tiles along the length of the wall, side by side under the horizontal line, letting the spacing tabs at the sides of the tiles keep them properly spaced. Cut the tiles at the ends on a tile cutter to fit.
5. Apply more adhesive to the wall, from the bottom row of tiles upward. Build the tiles up the wall, row by row, starting each row at the vertical line and working outward. Do the whole wall. Let the adhesive set overnight.
6. Spread grout over the tiles, starting at the top of the wall and using a grout trowel. Press the grout into the spaces between the tiles, while squeezing it off the surface. Wipe up the excess grout with a damp sponge. Do all the lines except the space between the bottom row of tiles and the floor.
Kitchen wall tile protects the wall from the heat and moisture of the kitchen while providing a decorative element. You have a range of choices in types of tiles and the colors and finishes available, but the general installation procedure is the same. If you buy self-spacing tiles (with tabs at the sides that keep them properly spaced from each other) you can avoid the trouble of having to manually insert spacers as you're hanging the tiles.
Instructions
1. Draw a horizontal, level line along the bottom of the wall, at the height of a tile plus 1/4 inch. (Example: If the tile you're using is 5 inches high, the line should be 5 1/4 inches up from the floor.)
2. Measure the horizontal line and mark the middle. Use your level to mark out a vertical line at that point, from the floor to the top of the wall.
3. Spread tile adhesive along the bottom section of the wall, covering the horizontal line and everything below it and going end to end, using your adhesive trowel. The notches in the trowel will create a comb pattern in the adhesive that will allow you to see the lines that you marked through the adhesive.
4. Press a tile onto the wall with the top of the tile lined up with the horizontal line (so there is 1/4 inch of space between the bottom of the tile and the floor) and one side of the tile lined up with the vertical line. Set the rest of the tiles along the length of the wall, side by side under the horizontal line, letting the spacing tabs at the sides of the tiles keep them properly spaced. Cut the tiles at the ends on a tile cutter to fit.
5. Apply more adhesive to the wall, from the bottom row of tiles upward. Build the tiles up the wall, row by row, starting each row at the vertical line and working outward. Do the whole wall. Let the adhesive set overnight.
6. Spread grout over the tiles, starting at the top of the wall and using a grout trowel. Press the grout into the spaces between the tiles, while squeezing it off the surface. Wipe up the excess grout with a damp sponge. Do all the lines except the space between the bottom row of tiles and the floor.
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