How To Subway Tile A Wall
Grouting is not difficult to do well but it is even easier to do poorly.
How to subway tile a wall. I drew a long vertical line indicating the center of the back wall. The back wall will be where i start. Grouting is the final step of installing ceramic wall tile after the tile adhesive has fully cured. One key to success is to remember that grout has a limited working time and can dry before you know it if you grout an area that s too large the grout will set up and become difficult to work with or remove.
However for 3 6 subway tile i usually draw the lines either 9 or 15 inches. In this shower we used 4 x12 subway tiles but the basic principles are the same for smaller tiles. If i were to tile the back wall of a shower or bathtub surround with subway tile i would generally start with a vertical centerline. This is a time saver if you re laying your tile in a brick pattern like we did and have to cut a lot of tiles in half.
Though we are very happy with the results this project came with almost immediate lessons learned and there are definitely some things we would do differently if we did it all over again. We combined the classic subway tile patterns with a black hexagon statement wall that became an absolutely stunning feature in the space. This is helpful because you can use the short side as a ruler to mark the halfway point of the long side. Install tile on the back wall.
In other words the short side is half the length of the long side. For example our friend sarah over at ugly duckling house used handcrafted subway tiles and did a great job on her shower. Next sketch your design on the wall and lay out the the tiles on a large table. Standard subway tiles are 3x6 inches.
That is the most common place to begin because it will allow you to place the foundation tiles in place that will dictate where the other side wall tiles will lay in relation to the others. Our clients wanted the space to bring in the timeless subway tile but also wanted something unique and different. So for a typical 3 6 subway tile these two lines will be 3 inches apart. Symmetry is subway tile s best friend.
To install subway tile backsplash measure the wall calculate the number of tiles needed to cover it and buy 10 more tile than you need to account for waste. With one weekend and a lot of hard work we transformed a plain white wall into a farmhouse style tile backsplash. How to install subway tile in your kitchen with tips and tricks for a flawless installation. Another bathroom with the classic subway tile is shown below.