A border can be used to frame a decorative kitchen backsplash wall mural or to add interest and a finished tailored look to bathroom wall tile.
How to install border tiles on wall.
Set tiles on shower side walls.
Complete the shower walls.
Set tiles on shower wall.
Setting the cut pieces.
Apply mastic in small sections with a trowel.
Lay out the tiles the same way they ll be placed on the wall.
Border tiles can be the same size as field tiles.
Install the border tiles on the drywall.
Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.
A tiled wall offers many advantages.
Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations.
From installing simple borders to covering half or even the whole wall maintenance is easy and design possibilities are.
Apply thinset mortar to the backs of each piece of tile.
Mastic dries in 15 to 20 minutes so apply it in small sections at a time.
Grout the shower walls.
Pick a starting point.
Setting the mosaic border.
This is called back buttering and will provide total coverage of mortar on each border piece which.
We chose to start at the corner where the vanity ends so the tile will flow down the wall to the top of the tub platform.