How To Tile A Shower Wall That Is Not Square
Our contractor s tile person finished putting our shower tile up today and one wall of tile is hanging over the edge of the drywall seen from the back in the second photo.
How to tile a shower wall that is not square. How to tile an uneven wall. Many walls are somewhat uneven. Last wall is not square. Then as i understand it the tiles are supposed to sit in front of the upstands so that the upstands are between the bottom of the tiles and the wall.
Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling. But obviously it s still not even close to being square. Learn the largest tile industry secret to remodel your bathroom for just 200 bucks and 1 days work. This happens to be the side of the bathroom where a tiled shower will be and since we re using 2 x2 floor tiles i m concerned about how this is going to look with that much of a running angled gap on that side.
If you re tiling over an uneven section of wall the. And it lasts for 20 years. Mapei also makes flexcolor cq which stands for colored quartz. We used it for the shower in our video because the tiles are glazed porcelain and we didn t want them to be scratched.
Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. On tiling with shower tray upstands where it was suggested that you are not supposed to sink the tray into the wall but it is supposed to be butted against the wall. They may have settled or bowed over time or the plaster may be rough and uneven. I have put the tile up starting at the right corner and going left leaves a 1 8 space and continues up the wall until the space is 1 1 8 wide.
It s not cheap but a great option for tile walls. Plus we found a color from mapei that worked well with the tile. The amount of overh. Also tried starting the tile in the center of the wall with similar results.
Tile on tile or as i say it. He says this is because the walls are not square and that more drywall needs to be added to make it flush.