Intro - Materials - Prep - Install - Finishing
Margin of Error: 1/8"
After your lines are in place, you can start to cut the border tiles. Cut them face up with a sharp utility knife. Include the face and flange of your tile in your measurement. Because the walls are often uneven, each border file should be cut and measured individually. Cutting these tiles 1/4" shy of the actual measurement will make these files fit easier. The gap between the wall and tile will be covered later by molding.
Cut the tiles so that the cut edge is against the wall and the factory edge points toward the interior of the room. Cut them so that the outside edges of the flanges line up exactly with your reference strings. Fasten each file with four 1/2" or 9/16" staples, two in each flange (use six staples for 12" x 24" files).
Work across the ceiling, installing two or three border tiles at a time, and fill in between with full-size files. When you reach the last row of tiles, measure and cut each file individually. If the stapling flange isn't large enough for stapling, face nail the tile in place near the wall where the nail head will be hidden by the molding.
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