Full Height Wall Tiles

While subway tiles are still a common choice in the northwest there is a vast selection of relevant materials available in today s designs.

Full height wall tiles.

Washing a wall with light like this would be very hard to do with larger tile. The classic design feature is usually between 34 and 54 high with 36 being the average height. This works well if you want a feature tile as it is nicely encased by benchtop and joinery. Don t start it at the floor.

Choose from beautiful colors and great textures to create wow worthy walls. The details that make this style of tiling work are the choice of paint colour on the walls above and the trim which is key to helping tiles run nicely into a plain wall. Before you tile any wall make sure it is well prepared. Just because it does look softer.

The tiles can be lit from above and it is all neat and tidy. Decorative wall tile makes a unique look that you can tailor and personalize to show off your style. Full height tile backsplashes have gained in popularity as an elegant way to complete the look and protect the wall behind the countertops. By purchasing a good sample of tiles you can lay them out check your tiles for warping and soak test them for quality control.

When you re installing small tile there is little room for adjustment so the walls need to be perfectly flat. A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally. The tiles in this bathroom run around the walls uniformly at shoulder height for a very neat look. Most tile is sold in european sizing and the tile size is 30 centimetres by 60 centimetres.

Instead bring it up to about 3 4 of the height of your tiles. I would do full height on the bath back wall full height on the shower walls half height all the other walls. New wall tile designs allow you to mimic wood concrete or other looks. The height of the splashback is normally 600mm and you can tile this block in its entirety.

My pet hate is a tiny backsplash behind the sink and no tiles around the toilet sorry to those who have that. So if you re dealing with four inch tiles your batten board would start three inches off the floor. A classic offset or straight set pattern in a standard field size tile works best for this wall height. For a truly classic look finish the top with a decorative trim or a bullnosed edge.

Wall tile is a stylish and functional material to incorporate into your home s design.