How Do You Install Bathroom Ceiling Tile?
Ceramic ceiling tile provides beauty as well as functionality in the bathroom. Aside from enhancing the appearance of the room, ceramic tile is very easy to care for and not easily blemished. Steam and shower spray can damage regular painted ceilings, but ceramic tile actually acts as a protector. Ceramic tile is fairly easy to install, as long as time is taken to ensure a good application. Prepare the ceiling by installing the cement board or green drywall; score it with a utility knife to snap it into pieces to fit the area to be tiled, and attach to existing ceiling using galvanized screws set 6 inches apart. Finish seams with the fiberglass tape. Plan your tile pattern by finding the center of the area to be tiled and use the level to figure the intersecting vertical and horizontal lines. Mark this spot with a pencil. “Dry fit” the first row by starting at the center mark and working outward, because both end tiles need to be close to the same size. The vertical center mark may hav
