Subway Tiling A Wall

A patched subway tile wall in bauhaus on the bowery.
Subway tiling a wall. If you are installing a backsplash behind a sink or area with moisture you ll need to be sure you re working on water resistant drywall or a rock based board. Depending on the tile that is to be installed and where it will be installed it is sometimes approp. How we started the main shower wall. Symmetry is subway tile s best friend.
De maria cafe in nyc photograph by heidi s bridge. As you ve probably put together by now the first subway tiles showed up below ground in new york city s subway system. Then off of the centerline i would draw the offset line. The 3 x12 picket style subway wall tile is a unique take on the typical rectagular subway tile.
For example our friend sarah over at ugly duckling house used handcrafted subway tiles and did a great job on her shower. Great for kitchen backsplashes bathrooms or accent walls. However for 3 6 subway tile i usually draw the lines either 9 or 15 inches apart. Subway tile kitchen do.
For wall use only this tile creates an unexpeted element in any space. If i were to tile the back wall of a shower or bathtub surround with subway tile i would generally start with a vertical centerline. It originated beneath manhattan. 20 4 24 square feet read more.
Consider backer board before you begin tiling check out the existing surface you ll be working on. If not consider installing a tile backer board first. So for a typical 3 6 subway tile these two lines will be 3 inches apart.