This is one of the biggest mistakes that can be done by an unexperienced diy er.
Time to tile a bath wall.
To set the tile apply an even coat of mastic on only a small portion of the wall at a time.
Do not reuse tile spacers as you will end up with a wrong tile layout.
Drag the float diagonally to work the compound into the.
Measure each wall area calculating the width times height.
For our shower we chose a running bond pattern.
Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile.
Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option.
Determine how much tile you ll need.
You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile.
Work with great care and install the spacers every time you lay a tile on the bathroom wall.
You have about five to 10 minutes to set the tile so don t apply too much adhesive over a large area.
Let the compound dry for 10.
Mix up your desired grout color according to manufacturer directions.
Once the bathroom tile has set and cured for 24 hours remove the tile spacers.
Again apply the tile with a slight twisting motion.
After the second coat is dry and the whole shower area is prepped it s time to make tile decisions before going any further.
If you mix x77 per the directions use the correct trowel size back butter your tiles and use directional troweling your tiles won t slide down the wall.