Part 4 how to tile shower walls with travertine tiles and.
Installing travertine tile on shower wall.
Place the first tile in what will be the center of the.
Apply the travertine tiles to the location preferred by firmly pressing it to the wall making sure that the thin set applied on the tiles and the wall will not get mixed.
Lay out the tiles for the back wall of the shower first.
How to install travertine tiles on a shower wall 1.
Travertine tile on walls floor and backsplash and a border for a more sophisticated l.
Measure the walls of the shower where the travertine will be installed.
Place them on the wall.
Step 6 tile spacers adjustments for even spacing of tiles use tile spacers in between each tile.
Place the tiles and spacers as you did until a full sized tile can no longer fit.
The most common tools used to install travertine tile or most tile for that matter include a tape measure a rubber mallet a power drill and mixing paddle a marker or wax pencil a level a tapping block a torpedo level a chalk line tile spacers a margin trowel a notched trowel and a wet saw.
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Use a tape measure and record the space that is leftover and then cut the travertine tiles for the shower using the wet saw.
Apply thinset to the space above the line and below the line on the bottom of the wall as well as to travertine tiles.