Kitchen wall tile

Lisha

Hi all.

I got kitchen wall tiled last year. Am delighted with it.

It's my own fault, I never noticed that the tile stops flush along cooker unit.
I'd prefer tile to go behind the cooker unit.

If I pull cooker out could I put a tile up myself??

I have the tile.

Could I buy a tub of ready mixed grout? Or do I have to mix powder stuff?

Or should I just forget about it..

BrokenArrows

Lisha wrote: »

Hi all.

I got kitchen wall tiled last year. Am delighted with it.

It's my own fault, I never noticed that the tile stops flush along cooker unit.
I'd prefer tile to go behind the cooker unit.

If I pull cooker out could I put a tile up myself??

I have the tile.

Could I buy a tub of ready mixed grout? Or do I have to mix powder stuff?

Or should I just forget about it..

Yes you can do it yourself.
You don't use grout to stick them but buy ready mix wall tike adhesive and buy ready mixed grout if you want too.

For just a small bit of tile you should be fine.

A bit of advice previously given to me. If you place a tile and its not at the correct level or something else is wrong then just take it off. Its not permanent until it dries. Its hard to keep taking tiles off again. But if you're learning the just do it.

DublinDilbert

Put a temporary horizontal piece (2x1 baton) of timber behind the cooker at the correct height for the new row of tiles to sit on while the adhesive dries.

Homebase670

It is an easy diy job,
You just need some tile adhesive and tile spacers a spirit level would be helpful, but a piece of string will do
Just spread a nice layer of adhesive on the wall you want to tile.
Place the new tile on the wall and usethe spacers togive it the same gap as the other tiles.
Use the spirit level to check it is both straight vertically and horizontaly, or if using string pin it straight along the top line of tiles already on the wall and put your new tile along the same line.

Your local hardware will have everything you need.