And now it s time for the fun part.
Installing subway tile on shower wall.
Make sure your walls are smooth and flat.
If i were to tile the back wall of a shower or bathtub surround with subway tile i would generally start with a vertical centerline.
Installing subway tiles to the tub surround walls.
If you have any holes patch them and smooth out with.
How to install subway tile in a bathroom step 1.
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Apply mortar to the wall using the v notch trowel then stick the tile on the mortar bed by.
Shower wall to shower floor.
It s a piece of tile that s less than 1 2.
Then off of the centerline i would draw the offset line.
Avoid slivers at the ceiling corners and any transition e g.
In this shower we used 4 x12 subway tiles but the basic principles are the same for smaller tiles.
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So for a typical 3 6 subway tile these two lines will be 3 inches apart.