Tiling down a wall

[Jonno34]

Hi

I am going to replace the ceramic tiles on the splashback around my kitchen. I would like to tile down from the wall units and do the cuts at the bottom behind the upstand. Advice would be useful to stop the tiles sliding. I shall be using 10 x 20 ceramic tiles in an offset brick pattern. (Like a wall)

TIA

Jon

[ayjay]

Hi

I am going to replace the ceramic tiles on the splashback around my kitchen. I would like to tile down from the wall units and do the cuts at the bottom behind the upstand. Advice would be useful to stop the tiles sliding. I shall be using 10 x 20 ceramic tiles in an offset brick pattern. (Like a wall)

TIA

Jon

Do it the normal way, tile from the bottom.

[toolbox]

Make up a tile stick.
Lay out the tiles on a surface with the required gaps, lay a batten along them and mark it like a ruler with felt tip. If your tiles are not square lay them out the other way and mark the other side of the stick in different colour felt tip or simply write along the stick vertical or horizontal to avoid confusion.

You can then measure up exactly how wide you starting tile needs to be allowing for grouting above and below.

Then tile up in the normal way from the bottom.
Screw a batten to the wall for your first row of full tiles to sit on, then tile to the top by the time you have finished the first row will normally be set you can remove the support batten and fit in your cut tiles at the bottom.

The tile stick is also a good tool for lining up rows of tiles around windows etc.

[Jonno34]

Make up a tile stick.
Lay out the tiles on a surface with the required gaps, lay a batten along them and mark it like a ruler with felt tip. If your tiles are not square lay them out the other way and mark the other side of the stick in different colour felt tip or simply write along the stick vertical or horizontal to avoid confusion.

You can then measure up exactly how wide you starting tile needs to be allowing for grouting above and below.

Then tile up in the normal way from the bottom.
Screw a batten to the wall for your first row of full tiles to sit on, then tile to the top by the time you have finished the first row will normally be set you can remove the support batten and fit in your cut tiles at the bottom.

The tile stick is also a good tool for lining up rows of tiles around windows etc.

Thanks, sounds good!