Wall Tiling Around A Door Frame

The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.

Wall tiling around a door frame.

This allows you to butt the tile right up to the door frame. Install casing first leaving space. Tiling around door frames if the door is in the middle of a wall it is a good idea to use whole tiles around the door and then work out from it so you keep any cut tiles at the corners of the room. On the other hand you can choose to cut the door jamb as to lay the tile under it.

Apply more mastic. Spread a 1 8 inch layer of mastic on the wall starting at. How to tile wall around a door step 1. If you prefer the second technique you have to use a pull saw.

Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. Mix tile mastic per the manufacturer s instructions. On one hand you can mark the tile and cut it out as to fit around the wooden jambs. Doors when in the middle of a wall tend to be a focal point of a room as do windows but more on that in a moment and having differently sized tiles around the frame will look strange.

Generally speaking there are two main techniques related to installing tile around door jambs. Use a spare tile as a guide to keep the bottom of the door casing high enough so that tile can later be slipped in underneath. Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud. Unless you glue your casing to the tile it will probably curl from all of the moisture in the room.

You will also need an extension jamb the thickness of the installed tile. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws.