TILING A WALL

Trowel for large tiles, adhesive spreader(the Red one), for wall tiles and sponge

Tools required :-  Grout spreader, tile spacers, spirit level, manual or power tile cutter, tape measure, pencil, hacksaw, small mitre box, tile file.   Tiling a wall is straightforward providing the wall has been prepared correctly (see where to start), I always use a ready mixed waterproof adhesive and plastic tile spacers with a width of around 3 mm, which can be purchased from all tile and DIY stores. The spacers are in the shape of a cross and make tiling a wall a great deal easier, providing the first row of tiles stuck in position are perfectly level (See diagram … [Read more...]