How to Tile a Bathroom Wall with Wickes

Our How to Tile a Bathroom Wall will give you all the help and advice you’ll need to do this job well. There’s even advice on how to tile in and around a window recess.
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This video explains in easy-to-understand terms how to creating a tiled wall that’s durable, water-resistant and attractive. Starting with how to calculate the number of tiles for a given space, it tells you how to lay out your tiles, make a tile gauge, cut tiles to shape, apply adhesive, finish with grout and clean. There’s even advice on how to tile in and around a window recess.
Preparation & planning
Before you begin tiling, your wall surface needs to be sanded, cleaned and fully sealed. You also need to check whether the tiles themselves need sealing before they’re laid (it depends on what they’re made from). If you have to tile around a window, take this into account from the beginning.
Aftercare
After finishing your tiling project, use a grout protector spray to stop penetration by water, dirt, oil, grease and lime scale. Using this product will help to prolong the life of your grout and keep the area easy to clean.
Getting the job done - hints & tips
Make sure all surfaces are prepared before tiling. Porous surfaces should be prepared using primer before tiling. Always make sure your grout and adhesive is in date if you're using product which has been left over from another project.
Safety
Before screwing battens into the wall always check for pipes and wires which may be in the wall. If there are pipes or wires behind the walls where you are intending to screw down battens, make pencil lines to act as a guide rather than battens.
Watch more helpful DIY videos from Wickes below;
How to Home Maintenance with Wickes: po.st/fNQHrJ
How to Kitchens with Wickes: po.st/yG85np
How to Garden and Landscape with Wickes: po.st/pf9zt8
How to Tile a Bathroom with Wickes: po.st/oluOYc
How to Paint and Decorate with Wickes: po.st/IDBlHP
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In addition to our video, we recommend you read our 'How To Guide - How to create storage space'. Use this guide to find out how to choose and calculate your materials, tools and safety equipment. www.wickes.co.uk/how-to-guides...
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[@jamesw7223]

I have literally learnt more from KZbin videos than I did at school ...

[@oliverharris9567]

Snap lol

[@coolbreez3571]

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[@vasiavisilievic1873]

School is overrated, youtube is underrated

[@GoyBenius_0901]

My college just straight up sent me this lmao.

[@mojothepyruttleworthy3270]

Same

[@samuelconnolly347]

I love these videos because everything always looks so straightforward when they have such a freshly plastered, square room with minimal obstacles, which are good for illustrative purposes, but then I look at my real-world bathroom with all its awkward corners, non-straight walls, sockets, etc. and the job suddenly becomes very daunting again!

[@MateoBakija]

It all takes practice believe me. Some bathrooms can be really intimidating but it all can be done with a little bit of effort and patience.

[@mwbg]

You have sockets in your bathroom??

[@Lottiesbedtime]

@@mwbg I was thinking the same thing…..might be a shaver outlet

[@thirtythreeflavors]

Part of that is because this is an advertisement. But there's several videos that show you how to do this in an actual real bathroom.

[@jamiedoyle7625]

To true fella , it’s all easy until u go at it

[@gamergotaids]

Thank you so much. We ordered a contractor for a small bathroom hack and retail . He did such a bad job, aswell as delaying and ignoring our calls. We decided to finish the rest our selves. The work we did seemed to be significantly better than what he did aswell as fun. This video really helped a lot thank you!

[@Bounasser.ceramic]

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[@SorinVBogdan]

Good luck buying 2 straight pieces of timber from Wickes

[@digitalwizard1608]

Literally just tried... couldn’t find any they all curved off or skirting wtf?????

[@cuezed]

Lol true

[@josht8288]

That's what screed rules are for.

[@matthewsnowden1635]

George hill timber and building supplies oldham ... you will get a straight bit of timber from them 🙂👍

[@grahamlong8701]

I know this is possibly impossible o I've never had a strat piece of wood

[@timpillinger7549]

Thank you very much - I'm a total novice and did a respectable job having watched your video.

[@seankeogan5634]

Best video on tiling I have seen so far thanks

[@TheRomewedding]

Thank you very much! This was so helpful!

[@frankfrank6541]

Thank you. Extremely useful.

[@snapdragogon69]

I used this thanks. The batons are a good method if you get straight timber and spend time mounting it perfectly on the wall.

[@divanosoba9658]

These are one the most beautiful tiles i ever saw. Good video too.

[@shifty2755]

This is possibly the best video on KZbin.

[@minkhs]

i have to do a 4,5 m2 bathroom myself , never done tiling but this video is great and i am doing it

[@rosemarievalentine4356]

Thanks you sir for such a wonderful teaching I can do my own tiling now Thanks so much

[@candidtalkswithlauvena1835]

Thanks so so much I have learned alot about tilling and many more

[@debbiejohnson7291]

Excellent, easy to follow,

[@makaitachamunorwa4763]

Definitely I'm going to do this in my new bathroom. Thanks a lot. It is so straight forward.

[@arvaymaria]

Beautiful job.

[@Bounasser.ceramic]

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[@allanthomson5497]

Good helpful clear video

[@carloreyes1416]

Thanks for sharing... very informative....

[@NYJason]

I like the grout job, I find it easy, I’ll do it myself in my bathroom, thanks for sharing the video

[@Bounasser.ceramic]

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[@cypto-future4649]

Great job and great video. Thank you

[@amourmtungo623]

Great technique, explanation and work. Thank you.

[@sergiolalopez3598]

Well done Wickes! Fantastic ❤

[@AntonioGarcia-ef9wk]

Thanks good information good instructions video

[@teddee9938]

Very Good instructional video with practical tips

[@supermammatv2891]

Thank you for this video

[@ibrahimyibrahimy]

Tillers cost a lot of money in Sydney , yet it's just a simple skill anyone can do , thanks for sharing hope to see more clips as I found it very helpful

[@Gazza-is2tk]

On flat walls and floors it's simple. If not experince counts

[@nwlondontilers]

Can also be very tricky.

[@marcopoulin1897]

Well men cheap owner like you does the work then mess up coast double price to fix your easy bullshit work as you pretend

[@Mariamsadventure]

@@Gazza-is2tkeven expedite has to earn it from day one. Skills can be taught

[@bhagwansri9338]

very nice work

[@alistairjclark2433]

Thanks for the great video

[@vnr_96]

Brilliant tutorial thank you so much ❤

[@mahdichopanzada309]

Very Nice, well done

[@pbailey9093]

excellent video

[@rh8767]

tnx for the video! 👌👍👊❤

[@ferencdudas1325]

Nice job!!!

[@amadjolak7324]

Thank you

[@Pistolwhipperz]

This has really put my mind at ease. I'm confident I can do this now.

[@tomdocherty9564]

King Tutt ii

[@adamkhay2582]

King T

[@darrellprince9459]

Me too now 😅

[@Freeagent-4-life]

How did you go?

[@PF-gi9vv]

@@Freeagent-4-life he's on his 5th attempt

[@annettecash5425]

I think my tiler used this video and mixed the adhesive by chucking it in a bucket and mixing at full speed without covering the floor!

[@nallekarhu7994]

Very good video, cant be faulted.

[@mohghtil1705]

Good morning. Good and neat work ❤❤

[@DB25622]

Excellent video. I feel like schools need to come to KZbin for their learning material because this sort of stuff is stuff kids should be learning. Also, is the narrator Ed Speleers?! Sound exactly like Ed Speleers...

[@localconstruction1768]

Good work

[@kakadots]

I am grout

[@bobbyhenderson9409]

kakadots installing floor title 7in.4ft cermati title

[@71Splinter]

....we are grout

[@syntaxuk123]

Long live grout

[@denistwomey8172]

Tiling around shower tray

[@justinsheehan3673]

Lol

[@PC-rx4ul]

well done sir ,

[@singhsab4468]

Nice job

[@BonBon770]

One of the most important parts you did was keying in the substrate before you directional troweled.... and you didn't even mention it....cool video, good work!

[@harun5358]

What does that mean

[@BonBon770]

@@harun5358 taking the thinset on the flat side of the trial and pushing it in the pores of the substrate that be concrete or uncoupling membrane or concrete board. Using the flat side of the trowel and pushing it into the substrate and then turning the trowel around and directional troweling also hitting the back or back butter each tile

[@embecmom5863]

5.42 ...us sure thats had a spirit level on it!

[@truebro77]

informative

[@telepathtee50]

Amazing 🤩

[@kenankalamujic6677]

It all looks easy till you try it, but that is the fun of it and fhe joy there are lot of useful info in this video

[@jonathankeller3976]

this video is great and i will definitely use it for reference, though the one thing that got to me was at the 5:44 mark, the tiles DO NOT LINE UP. lol thats all

[@evelynnicholl5366]

Ive been waiting for the tiler to get back to me & that was 3 weeks ago , going to DIY

[@Ali-fg6bt]

Plz add a video for concrete floor and wall

[@fireblade8905]

I love Wickes my mate works there and he is doing well there career wise.

[@roseflowers9739]

Very good so floor tiles also

[@Taswar27]

Great

[@JA-dk3xc]

AMAZING VIDEO.. LUV THAT IT KEPT TRUE .. 2 TEACHING U.. I HATE 2 CLICK ON A VIDEO.. & THE PERSON STARTS ... DOING WEIRD THINGS & MAKING CRAPPY JOKES .. AS IF.. THATS WHY I TUNED 2 THE VIDEO .. 2 WATCH SOME A HOLE.. BUT HERE THIS VIDEO CLAIMED 2 WANT 2 TEACH U & HE DID JUST THAT.. THANK U

[@khaliqabdul4192]

l like it... good job

[@isbestlizard]

Wow that's one beautiful bathroom :D :D

[@isbestlizard]

Though honestly it's big enough for that unit bath to be removed, and a lovely free-standing bathtub to go there instead :D

[@NANA-kv1dy]

Can this person do our bathroom, very impressive job well done

[@SVETOGOR1]

Please tell me the best mold proof compound to cover the gaps between tiles and finishing? thanks!

[@damoaxcell]

Mapei Ultracolour.

[@Nik33VR]

Hi mr wickes I have a question is recommended install tile on drywall but in dry areas not the shower I'm just done the shower but I'm want done the rest of the walls

[@PIA-BUILD]

Bare in mind new tilers battens are not all straight as they seem it can be off by a mm or few anywere along timber then when tiling up you can be off on few tiles and spacers don't fit snug. I personally find investment in some aluminium square tubing and rubi adjustable stands really make it just bang on perfect all the time yes there is times when timber has to be used if obstacles are on ground level

[@ziwashafic2369]

Indeed

[@ch0cchip704]

Wow a straight pice of wood!!

[@leejones4727]

I thought we were supposed to continue the tile around the internal corners? So it looks like a full tile in each corner?

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Is there a wet room membrane? And won’t screw holes destroy it ?

[@makaras]

Had no idea you could put adhesive on the back of the tiles (instead of on the wall) if the edge ones are tricky...thanks for this great video...

[@Thee_Penguin]

You only do it on tiles/stones such a travertine. It's not needed on porcelain or ceramic.

[@marcopoulin1897]

@@Thee_Penguinnot true back butter only wanna be dont do it

[@davidhagen8381]

Should be buttered. I never apply one coat of adhesive unless the back of tile is completely flat . If you do chances are the tiles will fall off .

[@Mariamsadventure]

@@davidhagen8381thank you

[@PCH456469871278]

Hmm, think I will get someone to do it!

[@tefomoloi5832]

peter heighes l want job for tiling plz l know who to tilling

[@HederSatilan]

very difren how to install

[@louisduplessis757]

Thanks for know how, I hope to get it right, as I am a women with handy man know how, thanks to my precious father, My God bless him Patricia

[@Mmrhm4n11]

So is it better to skim a wall before tiling or is it better to apply tiles directly onto fresh plasterboard?

[@ojtechml]

depends on the tile weight, without a skim; raw plasterboard can hold a lot more weight so for larger format tiles above 20kg/m^2 I wouldn't skim. You can work that out by calculating the weight of one tile and then multiplying it by the number of tiles you need per sqm. I would recommend getting MR plasterboard and then tanking it if its a bath surround. You also need to add say 4kg/m^2 of adhesive/grout weight. But Ideally you should you a tile backer board.

[@manxman8008]

tip - start at the centre, finish at the ends (partial tile).

[@raymuller192]

Is it best to tile the whole length of the walls when fitting a new bath or fit the bath onto the wall and only down to the edge of the bath. I would have tiled the complete wall first but i been advised that isn't necessary?

[@madfrosty5228]

It’s better if the whole bathroom is tiled and then everything else gets installed ( obviously the pipes and fittings have to be in place beforehand ) But no one does it like this anymore , it’s cheaper and easier to just bodge the work . The idea was that if you want to change your bath for example you don’t have to retire the whole bathroom , the thing is that today the fashion changes fast and people don’t want quality anymore so cheap bathrooms get installed every few year as the fashion changes .

[@TheAudiostud]

Hello Mr Wickes, Could you use a Tile Levelling System with these tiles and what's your thoughts on such systems, also do you stock such systems, thank you for such an informative video 🛠

[@wickesvideo]

Hi, yes you would be able to use a tile levelling system with these tiles. We don't currently stock any at the moment I'm afraid. Alan.

[@Thee_Penguin]

Yes we do!

[@Thee_Penguin]

Levelling systems and clips

[@grahammcdonald]

This looks extremely daunting

[@ajwelsh4136]

What tiles are these I want them

[@jacquelinebutler291]

Beautiful now it's my turn 😀

[@mybad.7164]

Thanks yeeeewehawwww Time to call myself a tiler

[@globeforever9777]

Why aren't the spacers fitted into the cross joints?

[@Joewalshe38]

Good video. I wonder if it would be a good idea to use silicone at the corners before tiling into the corners to keep watertight in case of cracks occuring at corners

[@Mariamsadventure]

Not sure if that would be right, as you often may need to remove and refill them after few years… also, if you measure quite well, there should not be any room for cracks in corners

[@Joewalshe38]

@@Mariamsadventure thanks. Cracking can occur due to building shrinking etc. I put sealant on corners before tiling to protect against moisture. The silicone is hidden by the tiles which are then grouted

[@kobiuliel2718]

what if i need to put nickel line between 2 ceramics on wall, what kind of profile i need? and how put on the wall?

[@trevornicholas1237]

Can. you put these tiles on top of the old tile s

[@jacobosei247]

Please I would like to use this opportunity to ask if you have training school?

[@oludre100]

Is this porcelain tiles or ceramic? I like the brightness of this tile.

[@norocketsciencebuild5371]

Ceramic.

[@mustak499gamer9]

Hi

[@chunkyfecalbreakfast]

What do they mean by sealing the wall?

[@thiemqc]

what do you spray after use grout tile? plesea for me know.

[@damoaxcell]

Tileright easy seal

[@welshman100]

One small bone to pick with this. I see you're tiling two walls there, they should be tiled together I thought. So as you work from one wall to another, the tiles which are first cut into a corner then have the off cuts added to the adjacent wall to give the appearance that the same tile has gone around the corner.

[@PlayGame-vz1pt]

It does make sense too, gr8 feedback, I need to add that info on my practical tiling job.

[@marcopoulin1897]

No it not working like that

[@isbestlizard]

YES that's a really good idea! Also number the tiles in case the wall isn't exactly straight, so the smaller bits on one side get the bigger bits on the other! Start at 1 on the bottom and write it on the back of the cut bit in pencil then use them in the right order on the other wall!!

[@AuntAdaDoom]

That will look terrible.

[@Cbexe99]

No.

[@Mariamsadventure]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@sonalpatel6119]

👍

[@UseitLoseit]

I understand to get the tiles central so you end up with the same width either end, but using a batten marked with a pencil line and shifting it across seems a bit basic. What's wrong with the good old fashioned tape measure??

[@Thee_Penguin]

Because old school is more accurate, tape measures move and it only has to be a mm out and it's fucked

[@adeyemiadegoke5893]

How can I learn how to tile

[@kai_johnsonn]

What about tiles that are laid in brick pattern? Not just evenly stacked atop eachother

[@alexmayer9159]

That's a better way of doing it. My tile manufacturer actually says NOT to do them the way this guy did and I can see why

[@jevaunnybarton2986]

It is said before you tile a place you shold put water on it first to moisten area. If you plan to tile a stairs that has water resistant paint on it should you still damp it?

[@anjummughal9058]

How do you calculate the wall area exactly? Can someone give me an example of a calculation to give me an idea. Thanks.

[@nwlondontilers]

Measure height of the wall and multiply by width. Example 2.5m height by 3.5m width equals 8.75sqm.

[@Keytwice]

Silly question, what about if your walls are painted?

[@Randrew18]

I probably would’ve removed the skirting board and tiled to the floor , thought that was a standard practice?

[@marielrego8775]

Now, after watching these youtube "how to..." videos, I know most of my contractors have no idea "how to..."

[@happyfeelings5572]

do i need to place a spacer between the batton and the first tile too?

[@djshocka2007]

No

[@pedronodog1781]

It is very rare to get a straight piece of wood. Fix one end, and simply work alone the wood lift up or down fixing the the wood one screw at a time...