On 11/05/2011 08:03 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:27:48 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I am planning to tile around the bathroom instead of baseboard. I
have seem tile in bathroom remodels and think it looks good and is
practical because if it gets wet, it will not stain. The bathroom
floor is already tile.


Good for you.

I have 2 questions:

1. When tiling the wall, do you put backer board on first and then
tile?

No, just use mastic type adhesive. Attach to the wall.

Oren's a hell of a nice guy, but the word "mastic" won't help you much
when you go to the home depot, lowe's, or a tile store.

On my latest couple projects that involved laying tile vertically, I've
used a couple different things but was called "wall mortar with
polymer." I spent $40 on a white bag of it at the tile store to start
out the project but then went to the same product at lowe's for $18, and
definitely go with the white. Both products adhere the **** out of it.

I talked with a guy who was buying a bag of it in line, and he just uses
the mortar as grout: voila. It'll be here longer than he or I will.

2. How big should the tile be (going up the wall) 3", 4", 5" ?? Or
does it matter?

Thanks...

4".

Right (altho it's obviously a matter of taste)

Get a good top line on it by using painter's tape about 5/16" above the
tile. You can just eyeball it. Fill the top with a 6" putty knife.
Err on the side of having too much loaded on without wanting to create a
mess by wiping it off.

Use a 1" blade to make a final diagonal shape or, a tablespoon for a
slight concavity. Let it set for 5 minutes or so and then pull off the
tape, slowly and slightly from above. Clean.

Make final edge with a dry putty knife, nudging all material flush to
the wall.
--
Uno