However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.
How to center wall tile.
Make straight cuts with a tile cutter.
Then scoop a little adhesive on to a notched trowel and spread it onto the wall in a thin layer.
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.
Tile spacers come in a variety of widths.
Cut tiles to fit along the vertical and horizontal edges of the tile wall.
Shower on the back wall toilet and vanity.
Insert tile spacers between the tiles.
I have a bathroom in the exact layout as you showed above.
So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly.
Spacers of 1 8 inch are standard for most projects but you may prefer to leave more space between tiles.
The wider the spacer the wider the grout line between the tiles.
This is an important step in how to tile.
Would you center a 18 18 tile in the door way and make your way to the shower base.
There are many ways to establish a layout but the best way is to use the same method as with floors.
I would have 1 grout line in the door way running to the shower.
I have 18 18 tiles.
For wall layout find the center point of the wall using a level to draw a plumb line in the wall s center.
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.
After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.
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.
Remember to allow for a 1 8 inch expansion on the bottom of bathroom floors.