The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect.
How to tile a bathroom wall with large tiles.
The best way is to arrange your wall tile in a pyramid shape.
This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles.
This d i y video how to install large format tiles on bath room wall for beginner part 1 explain in details the process of installing large tile on a b.
Their grandiosity also gives the bathroom a more luxurious feel and by putting large tiles on the walls they help to make your bathroom look sleeker and reduce cleaning time.
Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles.
Then every subsequent row is a process of draping over the pyramid back and forth.
In this manner the water will activate the additives in the thinset.
Hanging your tile 1 apply a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm layer of adhesive to the wall.
Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.
Install tiles one through four as directed.
Fill about 1 4 of the bucket with clean water and pour the thinset powder.
Start applying the adhesive in a bottom corner about 1 tile length away from the bottom and side of the wall leaving space for the edge tiles.
Mix a small quantity of tile adhesive in a construction bucket.
Then you should leave the adhesive to soak water for 5 minutes.
One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds.
Prep the shower area for tile layout to start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to seal it image 1.
Then put your tile in place again to check the cut is right put some glue on the back and lay it in position.
When you need to trim a tile before you lay it put the tile in place on the wall mark your cutting points and use a tile cutter or angle grinder to trim the tile to size.