Align it carefully with the horizontal and vertical layout lines.
How to install porcelain tile on the wall.
For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
To do so.
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.
Pick up the loose tiles and set them aside.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
Press it firmly into the adhesive.
Place a tile spacer between the tiles as you set them into the glue to allow space for grout.
Allow the tiles to dry according to adhesive directions in small areas so that you can concentrate on making the tiles straight.
How to install a ceramic tile floor.
This will prevent excess mastic from drying or skimming over before you get the.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.
7 press the tile into the wall with a wooden board.
Before you think about setting the tile in place with mortar make sure that the layout is even from side to side in both directions.
Take care not to cover your lines.
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.
Use a notched trowel to spread thin set mortar over a 3 x 3 foot section.
As you press the adhesive will be flattened out.