Wall Tile Build Up Thickness

Use a slice of 1 8 building material as an easy way to add height behind a thin mosaic or tile so it matches up to the surrounding material.

Wall tile build up thickness.

Tile set by the thinset method is adhered to the substrate with a thin layer of thinset cement. Combine that with the fact that larger tiles need more thinset which will give them even more height and you could have a height difference of almost 1 4. This type of cement is designed to adhere well in a thin layer typically not greater than 3 16th thick. The average minimum thickness is the same for both materials but porcelain tiles come in thicker options.

Plan the layout of the tiles on graph paper. Large format tiles such as 18 by 18 inch and 24 by 24 inch can run up to 1 2 inch thick. For example use a to represent border tiles that are 1 2 inch thick and b. When it comes to size the thickness of ceramic tile varies floor tile is usually 1 2 inch to 3 4 inch thick and can be manufactured in 4 by 4 inches up to 24 by 24 inches.

Most ceramic tiles are 12 by 12 inches but small tiles such as mosaic on mesh can be as thin as 1 8 inch and go up to 3 8 inch. Standard porcelain tile thickness ranges between 1 4 and 3 4 inch thick. In contrast ceramic tiles range from 1 4 to 3 8 inch in standard thickness. Backer board cement fiber or similarly reinforced backer board comes in standard 1 4 inch and 1 2 inch.