Installation Instructions
13. Moving up the Wall
This view shows how your wall should look as you are working your way up it.
Continue applying thinset adding rows of brick until you come to the top of your
wall. Once at the top you may need to cut your final row to make it fit. One
option you may want to try is to install a soldier course (vertical row of bricks) at
the top of your wall. This may be especially desirable if your final row is going
to be a thin strip of bricks.
14. Remove Dowel Rods & Spacers
After the adhesive has set up to the point that it will hold the weight of the
bricks (usually the next day in your project) remove the dowel rods and
spacers.
15. Vacuum Wall
Once the wall is installed and the dowel rods and spacers have been removed,
it is a good idea to vacuum off any dust and debris before grouting. Because
Versa TILE thin bricks are tumbled they come out of the cartons dusty.
Vacuuming the bricks will help keep any contamination from getting in the
grout.
16. Grouting
At this point in the process it is time to grout your Versa TILE Thin Brick wall
using sanded grout. You have two options to choose from for grouting your
wall.
You can use a float tool to float the grout into the joints just like you would tile.
This method involves pushing the grout into the joints by ‘floating’ the grout
over the surface of the wall and cleaning off the excess grout with repeated
sponging. Again, this is the method used when grouting tile.
The other method of getting the grout in the joints involves using a grout bag.
Since it is the less familiar of the two applications, it is the one we are going to
show for the remainder of this tutorial.
Note: grouting with a tile float and sponges gives a different look than using a grout
bag. How you want your wall to look will help determine the method you choose.
Also remember grout color plays a much larger role in the look of the bricks when
they are floated since grout residue is left in the crevices on the surface of the
bricks.
Steps 13 - 16
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