How to hanging wall tiles?
Apply a 1⁄8 inch (0.32 cm) layer of adhesive to the wall. Start applying the adhesive in a bottom corner, about 1 tile length away from the bottom and side of the wall, leaving space for the edge tiles design. Scoop out a golf ball sized amount of adhesive onto a notched trowel, and spread enough adhesive in a thin layer over the wall to hang 2-3 wall tiles at a time.
You may need to move the trowel over the adhesive a few times to ensure that it’s thin and level.
Pre-mixed adhesive tends to be less expensive and work well for marble wall tiles. If you purchased a powder adhesive, mix it according to the directions until it’s the consistency of peanut butter. Use the trowel to add grooves to the adhesive. Hold the trowel at about a 45-degree angle from the wall. Move the trowel horizontally across the wall to make the grooves, applying consistent pressure as you spread. This will create the necessary ridges in the adhesive to allow for the wood wall tiles to stick to the wall.
Check the packaging of the adhesive to make sure you’re using the right sized notches for the marble tiles to stick to the adhesive. Most trowels will have 2 sets of notches that are different sizes. Hang the first tiles and continue the row with more adhesive and tiles. Carefully line up your first tiles, and press it into the adhesive, wiggling it slightly to create suction before positioning it in its spot.
Then, continue adding ceramic tiles in rows or columns following your pattern. Once you’ve covered most of the adhesive on the wall, apply more and continue hanging wall tiles price in your pattern. Remember to work in small sections at a time, only applying the adhesive where you’re tiling wall tiles. You may need to wipe off adhesive that oozes out from between the tiles with a damp cloth.
Add spacers in between each of the tiles to ensure even grout lines. As you’re hanging up the wall tiles design, position plastic spacers in between them to make room for the grout later. The spacers fit between the wood marble tiles and stick into the adhesive. Some floor tiles have built-in spacers. Be sure to check yours before you buy spacers.
Cut your tiles with a wet saw or nippers. Gather all of the tiles that you marked with the wax crayon during your dry-lay, and measure the length again to ensure that it’s in the right position. Put on a pair of safety goggles and carefully align the tiles with the blade of the wet saw or the shears of the nippers. Then, move the tiles through the blade or close the nippers to cut the tiles. For large tiles, you may need to rent a tile-cutting saw, also called a wet saw, from a local home and garden store. You can cut tiles smaller than 2 inches (5.1 cm) with nippers, which are shears that are used for cutting small pieces of glass.
Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles. Take a tiles for the edge of the wall and apply the adhesive to the back, as if you were putting butter on a piece of toast. Then, position the tiles where it needs to go, and add the spacers. If the tiles has been cut, make sure you’re placing it in the right spot. If your tiles fit perfectly in the space and you don’t need to cut any of them, you should still use this method to do the outer columns and the top and bottom rows. This prevents the adhesive from getting on other surfaces or the pre-layed tiles.