How High Should I Tile A Bathroom Wall

Floor to ceiling is chic but tile wainscotting also makes an impact.

How high should i tile a bathroom wall.

We plan to have it all the way around the bathroom behind toilet vanity tub etc. How high should you make tile wainscoting in a bathroom is a question that someone asked me recently. Tiles in a bathroom are not. Standard tub and shower walls.

However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk. Is there a general rule. Here we ll cover the basics of bathroom wall tiles and how to choose the right height for your project. A practical height.

Wait wall outlets are a factor in the height of your tile wainscoting. So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly. The tiles in this bathroom run around the walls uniformly at shoulder height for a very neat look. As one of the most frequented rooms in the house a bathroom deservedly gets a lot of attention when it comes to decorating.

I don t think there really is a standard answer but there are a few things to consider. This guide will help you decide how high to tile in your bathroom. The positioning of your wall outlets makes a difference. 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.

Or a certain height that looks good always. Before you begin to install the tile figure out the layout of your tile scheme after measuring all areas to be tiled as well as the tiles. The bathroom below showcases one of our favorite unconventional tile heights with the tile covering 3 4 of the wall. Border tiles border around field tiles while accent tiles are used to add interest usually intermixed with field tiles.

I am curious to know how high the tile should go up the wall. Wall tiling costs from 40 m2 including cheap tiles labour fitting materials adhesive grout silicon etc so a bathroom with 20m2 of walls quite common will cost 800 to fully tile the walls. Ps this does not include any major wall preparation costs such as reboarding that may be required when stripping off the existing tiles. The minimum code height for a tub or shower enclosure s waterproof covering is 6 above the finished floor.

Almost to the top. Claire thomas photo. Trying to plan our tile for the master bath. How high do you put shower wall tiles.

After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.