I wanted to add a row of kitchen tiles behind my counter top. This is partially to stop the cladding from getting stained but also to add a nice splash of color.
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The problem:
- This part of the van curves a little
- The cladding is not solid – they can easily flex
Curving and flexing is bad news for tiles – I did not want to tile directly to the cladding as it would probably not last very long.
The solution: I tiled onto 9mm Hardwood plywood and then glued that to the cladding. This gave more structural support – I used some pine edging above the tiles to hid the ply and make it look tidy.
- Step Glue tiles to ply using pleanty of polyurethane wood glue – use tile spacers and push down the tiles ever so often as the glue foams and can displace the,
- Step Use silicone as grout – its messy and a bit tricky but now they silicone flexes not the tile reducing the chances of breakage
I love the effect of these tiles – they really add something. So far I have had no problems with them.