Before doing any tile work you may want to consider where the wood paneling is.
How to tile on wood wall.
Tip 3 treat the wood.
Of course you want the room and wall to look great but weighing down the wall can cause problems in the long run.
Put on a pair of safety goggles before you start.
When creating a mosaic trace or draw the design of your mosaic directly onto the wood.
The brown coat is then applied.
Measure the width and height of the wall to find out how many tiles you need.
Use a chisel and hammer if you need to remove existing tiles.
Scrape the wall to remove any texture and to create a flat surface.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
Find a tile that is light but still offers the aesthetic you want.
The tile bond coat can be portland cement paste on a mortar bed that is still workable or dry set latex modified thin set mortar on a cured bed.
Patch any holes or cracks with spackling compound and sand the entire surface with medium grit sandpaper.
We started at the bottom and worked our way across the wall in full pieces with about half of the boards cut on the ends then the leftover cut pieces were used to start the next rows.
If your wall is freestanding with a top tile the center of the top area with the same tile that you chose for the sides of the wall but use bullnose tiles all around the top edges.
A scratch coat of wall mortar follows this step.
We would work from left to right and the right left to keep the planks level.
If possible you should always use concrete board underlayments rather than plywood.
Use measuring tape to take precise.
Mortar a small spot and then place a tile.
Fill any cracks or holes in.
The metal lath should be cut at all expansion joints and inside corners.
Measuring and cleaning the walls 1.
Painted or textured drywall scrape away any loose or peeling paint.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.