Apply thinset mortar to the backs of each piece of tile.
How to install border tiles on wall.
Grout the shower walls.
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.
Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations.
Lay out the tiles the same way they ll be placed on the wall.
Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go.
To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.
A tiled wall offers many advantages.
Apply mastic in small sections with a trowel.
Border tiles can be the same size as field tiles.
This is called back buttering and will provide total coverage of mortar on each border piece which.
Setting the mosaic border.
Mastic dries in 15 to 20 minutes so apply it in small sections at a time.
Pick a starting point.
Complete the shower floor.
Setting the cut pieces.
Install the border tiles on the drywall.
Set tiles on shower side walls.
Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall.
Set tiles on shower wall.