Setting Large Wall Tile
Installing large format tile large format tiles must be supported properly.
Setting large wall tile. Install tiles one through four as directed. A tile is considered large format when it is 16 x 16 or larger. This d i y video how to install large format tiles on bath room wall for beginner part 1 explain in details the process of installing large tile on a b. However a tile may also be considered large format if at least one edge is greater than 15 such as the popular wood look porcelain planks.
Video tutorial from dunlop on installing large format wall tiles using dunlop adhesives grouts sealants and primers. Obviously large format tiles are heavier than smaller tiles. For proper installation floors and other horizontal surfaces need to be level and vertical. Level floors plumb walls.
Mark a horizontal line along the bottom of the wall coming up from the floor by the height of your tile plus one quarter inch. The best way is to arrange your wall tile in a pyramid shape. Then every subsequent row is a process of draping over the pyramid back and forth.