How To Hang Large Tile On Shower Walls

Install full piece tiles first and fill in with cut pieces as you go or install them at the end.

How to hang large tile on shower walls.

Before applying your tile to the wall decide on the layout and orientation of your tile by positioning the tiles on the floor. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect. Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.

One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched side of the trowel. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs.

This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern.

Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Determine how much tile you ll need.

Stagger large format tiles in thirds.