Attach your first batten to the end of the wall.
How to batten a wall for tiling.
Check that it is vertical with a spirit level and make sure that it is at right angles to the bottom horizontal batten.
Which leaves you with a spacing of 20 4 so just under 20 1 2 between each batten this is the exact spacing between each batten.
Use a chisel and hammer if you need to remove existing tiles.
Tips for tiling a wall.
Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage.
Before you can install tile on your bathroom walls the walls themselves must be prepared properly.
Instead bring it up to about 3 4 of the height of your tiles.
Divide 8 5 the length of the wall minus the width of the battens by the amount of spaces you would like 5.
A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles.
I have removed the plasterboard and removed the old dot and dab on the block wall.
Once you have marked up and fixed the battens you are ready to start tiling.
If you re only part tiling a wall a top horizontal row full of whole tiles makes for a much cleaner finish so we think it s really worth investing some time to get it right.
Is it ok to batten the wall attach tile backer to the studs and tile.
It s a good idea to leave the batten s nail heads sticking out slightly as they ll be easier to remove later on.
Don t start it at the floor.
A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally.
The block wall is quite uneven.
Draw a line up the wall marking the last row of full tiles and fix another batten to the wall aligned on this vertical mark.