How to install a ceramic tile floor.
How to install porcelain tile on the wall.
This will prevent excess mastic from drying or skimming over before you get the.
Align it carefully with the horizontal and vertical layout lines.
Apply the latex tile mastic to the wall or floor working in small areas no larger than three feet by three feet.
For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
Pick up the loose tiles and set them aside.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
Spread the adhesive with the smooth side of your notched trowel and then go over it with the notched side to create ridges in the adhesive.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.
Place a tile spacer between the tiles as you set them into the glue to allow space for grout.
To do so.
Use a notched trowel to spread thin set mortar over a 3 x 3 foot section.
Take care not to cover your lines.
7 press the tile into the wall with a wooden board.
Starting in the center on one side of your reference line apply a coat of tile setting adhesive to an area about 3x3 feet square.
Mortar a small spot and then place a tile.
Position the first tile or sheet of mosaic tiles into place on the wall at the center point of the layout.
Press it firmly into the adhesive.