After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.
How to center wall tile.
Starting at the center point lay tiles along one line from the center to the wall.
Remember to allow for a 1 8 inch expansion on the bottom of bathroom floors.
This is an important step in how to tile.
For countertop layout begin with counter trim then set full tiles from the first row working back thus all cut tiles will be placed on the back row against wall.
Make straight cuts with a tile cutter.
Shower on the back wall toilet and vanity.
Before you can tile a wall remove the existing tiles fill any cracks or holes with spackle and sand the surface so the tiles will have a strong level surface to stick to.
Cut tiles to fit along the vertical and horizontal edges of the tile wall.
So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly.
The wider the spacer the wider the grout line between the tiles.
There are many ways to establish a layout but the best way is to use the same method as with floors.
For wall layout find the center point of the wall using a level to draw a plumb line in the wall s center.
Tile spacers come in a variety of widths.
Would you center a 18 18 tile in the door way and make your way to the shower base.
I have a bathroom in the exact layout as you showed above.
Then scoop a little adhesive on to a notched trowel and spread it onto the wall in a thin layer.
I would have 1 grout line in the door way running to the shower.
The best way to achieve the best layout work is with carefully drawn layout lines.
However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.
I have 18 18 tiles.
Establish centered vertical and horizontal layout lines at the very center of the wall then install the tiles beginning at the center and working outward in quadrants.