Tips for tiling a wall 1.
Tiling out of plumb walls.
Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape.
How do we deal with that doing tile.
A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles.
Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage.
If this is not the case then forget i brought it up.
I know smaller tiles will not look good but if tiles were larger like would this help mask the problem.
We are doing a remodel and have discovered the wall around a tub shower is out of plumb by 1 2 over 5 feet.
I hesitate to bring this point up but i think guess your walls are out of plumb because you capped the metal upturn flange of the tub with the cement board.
You will lay out your first tile directly on this line and your.
So you ve got that bottom row of tile.
Find the midline of the wall from ceiling to floor and mark it with a chalk line.
How to deal with out of plumb walls for tile.
Measure the wall where you will place the tiles.