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DIY made easy! Tile a bathroom wall The secret to tiling a wall perfectly is all in the edges: the bottom row of tiles, and the ‘column’ of tiles in the corner need to be perfectly level. Step 1 Calculate how high you will tile on the wall. The standard height of a shower is 2.1 metres. We are using 600mm tiles, so measure down from the top every 600mm until the bottom of the last full tile, then draw a level line. The space between that line and the top of the shower line should be equal across the line. Step 2 Measure along the bottom of the shower to the floor and mark the walls. Then line up the tiles for the bottom row and cut them to fit below the line. Step 3 Back-butter the tiles and push them onto the wall. Check that you have full coverage of the adhesive. Step 4 You can use a tile levelling system to ensure there is no lipping on the surface, which doubles as a spacer. Don’t screw your first row down until you’re happy where the tiles are. If there are any gaps under the tiles, use wedges to hold them up. The first row should be perfectly level. Step 5 Continue with the next rows, checking the level as you go. With pre-mixed wall adhesive, we use a 6mm notched trowel (check the instructions on the pack) to apply the adhesive to the wall. When applying wall adhesive, we always suggest that the notches run horizontally. Step 6 Once the glue is dry knock out the clips. Its essential that you knock them out in the same direction as the grout line.
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