That will slow but not stop the hardening of the thin set.
Setting out wall tiles.
There is no definitive way to do this and it may well depend on your particular circumstances like positions of windows walls and alcoves etc.
Basic principals of setting out wall tiles jury stick examples of tiling and comments.
Next inspect all the joints for thin set that has squeezed out between tiles and clean it out before it hardens.
Then return to the center and work your way toward the opposite wall to form a single row.
Start applying the adhesive in a bottom corner about 1 tile length away from the bottom and side of the wall leaving space for the edge tiles.
Then get back to work.
Be sure to complete 1 row before moving on to the next.
Work your way toward the wall.
Skinny tiles call attention to themselves since the eye is naturally drawn towards things that are out of the norm.
Scoop out a golf ball sized amount of adhesive onto a notched trowel and spread enough adhesive in a thin layer over the wall to hang 2 3 tiles at a time.
Anything less than half size will only look like a sliver in comparison to other larger tiles.
Starting from the 4 central tiles lay out the remaining tiles in a straight line until you reach the wall.
Setting ceramic wall tiles.
Always try to use cut tiles that are between half and full size.
Minimize tiles less than half size.
Before you start tiling it is important to establish the position of your first row of wall tiles and the starting point from which you will start tiling.
Setting out involves working out the areas to be tiled using actual tile sizes including the joint width.
Use no tiles less than half wide along the outside of your tile field any tile slivers tiles that are less than half the width of the tile itself will markedly show the out of plumb wall.
Setting out your tiles.
The initial procedure of setting out correctly is important allowing the tiles to be visibly symmetrical and.
This is called setting out.
A lot of walls in houses will not be parallel or square.
Setting out to various background structures requires accuracy in measuring levelling and checking prior to fixing wall tiles.
You can remedy this by making sure that the tiles are positioned so that no slivers are used.
When you re done setting the tile stand back for a minute to admire it.
First drop your mucky tools in a bucket of cold water.