Installing Marble Tile On Ceiling

To install cement board spread thin set adhesive over the wood subfloor using a 1 4 inch notched trowel.

Installing marble tile on ceiling.

If you are applying mortar over seams in the floorboard apply mesh tape to the seams to avoid cracking. After putting each marble tile on the mortar place a 1 16 inch tile spacer between it and the next tile. Continue the installation process with the second course of tiles by applying vertical grooved mastic above the first course slightly wider than the tile. I d like to extend marble wall tiles up to and across the ceiling of a walk in shower.

Working on the ceiling is hard enough without worrying about whether you re keeping your layout square and parallel. How to install granite tile on a shower ceiling. Notch trowel the ceiling notch trowel the back of the tile and stick it in place. Lay the cement board sheets into the thin set and fasten them to the subflooring with 1 1 4 inch cement board.

When installing tile overhead make sure the substrate is solid and stiff and that it provides a good bond. When installing tile on the ceiling you want to install the tile on the shower walls all the way up to the last row before the ceiling as i ve done in these photos. Cementboard installed over beefed up framing will not sag. Although many showers only have tile running up the wall until around the 7 foot mark above the shower head some showers continue all the way up.

Try using one of the non sag thinsets like laticrete s 255 or mapei s ultralite. No need to do the bead around the edge or anything else. If you re installing tile on the ceiling above a fiberglass or acrylic tub you ll want to use some wood or cardboard to protect it in case of a falling tile. Cement board also is engineered to bond very well with thin set mortar adhesive which you will use to install your marble tile.

Place your marble tile on the mortar. I plan to apply a kerdi decoupling membrane over 1 2 in. Place a pair of 1 4 inch spacers on top.