How to Paste Tiles in Container Houses

The following steps can be referred to for pasting tiles in container houses, taking the wet-pasting method as an example:

I. Construction Preparation

Prepare the required construction materials and tools, such as tiles, tile adhesives, notched trowels, rubber mallets, spirit levels, and tape measures. At the same time, check and verify whether the quantity, specifications, and colors of the construction materials meet the design requirements.

II. Base Treatment

• Cleaning: Clean the floating dust, stains, etc. on the base surface of the container house walls, remove excess mortar lumps on the leveling layer, and ensure that the wall base is flat and clean.
• Moistening: Moisten the walls with water, but be careful not to have standing water, so as not to affect the performance of the adhesive.
• Special Treatment: If there are cracks or unevenness on the wall, use joint sealant or leveling mortar for repair and leveling; if the wall is too smooth, perform roughening treatment to enhance the bonding strength.

III. Tile Selection and Soaking

• Tile Selection: Pick out tiles with color differences, cracks, damage, chipped corners, and other defects to ensure that the tiles used are of good quality.
• Tile Soaking: Completely immerse the tiles of good quality in water for more than half an hour to allow the tiles to fully absorb water and avoid absorbing moisture from the adhesive during pasting, resulting in poor bonding.

IV. Preparation and Mixing of Tile Adhesive

Pour the tile adhesive into an empty bucket, mix it according to the ratio provided by the manufacturer, and stir it with an electric mixer. After standing and stirring again, it is ready for use.

V. Tile Pasting

• Applying Adhesive: Use the straight side of the notched trowel to evenly and forcefully apply the well-stirred tile adhesive to the wall base, and then use the notched side of the trowel to create grooves to make it uniform and full; at the same time, apply the adhesive to the back of the tiles and create grooves, and the grooves on the back of the tiles should be perpendicular to those on the wall.
• Pasting Tiles: Paste the tiles on the wall, press them to make them fully fit the wall, and then use a rubber mallet to make fine adjustments to ensure that the wall is flat. When pasting, pay attention to leaving enough gaps, usually not less than 1mm, and control the gap size according to needs and aesthetics.

VI. Joint Filling and Cleaning

After 48 hours of pasting, joint filling can be carried out. Use a rubber scraper to evenly and fully scrape the prepared joint filler onto the tile joints. After treatment, clean the excess joint filler and other stains on the tile surface, and the wall needs to be maintained later.