Tile Ledger Board

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Tile ledger board.

A ledger board is a must have step for supporting the weight of the tile as it dries when starting with a clean slate no lower cabinets. This ledger board supports the first row of tile level. Clean up right away. Mark the center of the first tile and align it with the plumb line and you re ready for tile.

If you re as indecisive as us and you want to move ahead with tiling a backsplash keep this post handy. Create an imaginary vertical line in the center of the pattern and organize the other tiles on this line. Here is an easy way to set your 1st row and the rest going up your wall then lastly the first row is set. The ledger shown here is a length of steel angle held in place by wood blocks screwed to the wall.

A strip of plywood or a perfectly straight board will do the job too. To get a straight level start position a ledger on the wall leaving a gap below about 1 2 in. The weight from the tile is only during the setting of the tile once the thin set has dried you can remove the board and complete the last row. Use a running board pattern for a less traditional look.

Most ceramic tile ledger boards can be a 1 x 2 pine board i have seen them msi california gold ledger panel 6 in. Use the ledger board line and plumb line to guide the rest of the tiles. Place tiles of the same color along the line in each row so that the vertical line is going between two tiles or it goes through the center of one tile. I explain why this method works soooo easy.

Find the center of the back shower wall use your level to run a plumb line all the way up the wall. Starlike grout installation products express professional and advanced tile care tile maintenance tile installation tools tips tile cleaning solutions. Wall tile is a natural stone slate with a symbiosis of bold earthy tones. A ledger board is a device used to support the primary row of tile on a level plane.