How to Do a Tile Backsplash
If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, it should be a room that you feel good about. If money is a problem, there is a way that you can turn a boring wall into an attention grabber. Installing a tile backsplash on the wall is inexpensive and something that you can do yourself.
How to Do a Tile Backsplash
Use 80-grit sandpaper to sand the wall and remove the dust with a damp towel.
Using a pencil and a level, mark the exact center of the wall and draw a starter line for the tiles.
Use a trowel to apply a coating of thinset to the wall. Only apply enough to do one row at a time.
Starting at the bottom, start setting the tiles. Make sure the tile is parallel to the edge of the counter.
Press the tiles firmly in to the thinset and continue setting tiles until you reach the cabinet, which requires the tiles to be cut to fit.
Place a tile in the space and mark where is should be cut.
Use a score-and-snap tile cutter to score the tile.
Snap the tile along the score line.
Finish laying the remainder of the tile.
Allow thinset to dry overnight.
Fill the tile joints with grout.
Clean the surface with a soft sponge and water
Wait 45 minutes for grout to set.
Squeeze a thin bead of caulking at the bottom, in the corners and between the tiles and the cabinet.