How To Installi Different Thickness Wall Tiles

Installing tiles of various thickness posted on september 12 2016 ten or fifteen years ago when nearly all commercial glass tiles were 1 8 thick installers had a recurring problem of having to fit thin glass tiles into a thicker ceramic tile installation.

How to installi different thickness wall tiles.

The height of the existing tile is 1 from slab to top of mexican tile. The average do it yourselfer can correct this problem with the proper tools and by following a few simple instructions. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles. Your main shower tile is 3 8 thick or thicker and your glass accent tile or mosaic is 5 16 or less with some as thin as 1 8.

When installing two tiles from two different suppliers often the thickness of each tile is not the same. Installing different shapes and tile material to your walls can often result in the smaller tiles likely made of glass to be a different thickness than ceramic tile. Lippage describes the difference in heights between tile set side by side. It happens all the time.

First install the field tile with spacers. The height of the new porcelain tile installed with 1 4 mortar bed will be 1 2. I put the plastic blue tile spacers in where the grout joints will go on the top and bottom. In our project we used crema marfil an italian tumbled marble tile.

Installing mismatched tiles is a great way to save money or use up leftover floor coverings and still get a designer look to your room. Installing ceramic tile that has different thicknesses. Once the wall tile is dry the spacers are pulled out. Too much lippage can cause an awkward and uneven look in a shower or bath.

See photos to right 2. Save time by setting several tiles at once. The tiles come in different sizes pre spaced on mats.