How To Tile A Wall Outside Corner
Lay out the tiles along the first wall that comes up to the corner.
How to tile a wall outside corner. Use a spirit level or a plumb line to check if the outside corner trim is vertical and adjust it if necessary. If you re creating a tiled pony wall like justina blakeney s mitering might be a good option for you. Hold the trowel at 45ยบ to make sure the ridges are large enough to glue the tiles. Then install the drywall with j trim on the outside edge so it runs past the cement board the thickness of the tile.
Next spread tile adhesive on the wall corner and secure the plastic corner trim making sure it is perfectly plumb. 2 install the tiles on the. Make sure the corner is framed square. Set the tiles in thinset mortar spread with a notched trowel putting spacers between them.
I do not recommend finishing any tile edge with caulking. Install the cement backer board first with a factory edge at the outside corner. Cut the final piece of tile on a wet saw to fit the wall so that its edge is flush with the corner. This do it yourself video how to install tile edge trims on a shower outside corners shows how to install tile edge trim on a wall and curb outside corne.
She also used glazed edges in this project in her tiled niches. You can choose to miter the edges of your tile too. If you cant find a suitable corner round you could finish the edge of the tile at the front of the curb or finish the front edge corner if you choose to tile the front side of the curb which i recommend with grout. Start installing the wall tiles from the corner as in the image.
Use a large spirit level to see if the corner is plumb from top to bottom. Hang all the full tiles over both walls leading to the corner starting each wall at the middle of the bottom and building up and out course by course. I think you should tile the whole top and front of the curb.