Tile Not Flush On Wall

I am replacing a ceiling in a bathroom and the tile on the wall goes all the way to the ceiling.

Tile not flush on wall.

March 7 2017 at 7 30 am est. I m really not a fan of this because i don t believe it will give me the proper finish i am looking for see the 2nd screenshot. Even though he put up new sheet rock. This allows water to escape behind the tub spout and down into your wall.

Simply screw in a board on the wall even with the countertop across the space where the counter is missing. I have most of the wall tile up and along one seem the tiles are not flush not drastic but maybe a 1 4 inch. He said the walls were bad and it was impossible to get flush. Tub spouts can be tricky to install correctly even when they are new.

The guy at the tile store said if the walls were bad he should have told you from the beginni. When i put the greenboard on the ceiling how do i join with the wall tile where the tape and then mud would go if it was drywall or green board and not tile on the wall. The horrible gap between this ceramic tile and the wall is not normal. One common problem with tub spouts is that often they have a gap behind them.

Nov 3 2017 1 i am updating the downstairs toilet and have discovered the original 1920 s floor tiles below the carpet are in not bad condition and we want to keep them. I opted to do it myself and save the 1 200 i was quoted for just the install. Old tub spouts may never have been installed properly. Putting a 10mm mdf board the thickness of the tile above the tile and painting that.

Hi my contractor did my tile and most of the tile all 3 walls is bowed and some sticking out not even. Measure the wall where you will place the tiles. When the tile installation is complete you can remove the support. It does not look bad but a friend of my wife s said that there would be a risk of water seepage if the tiles are not flush.

Be sure to use tile spacers between the bottom row and support as well as between other tiles so there s room for caulking. You will lay out your first tile directly on this line and your. Find the midline of the wall from ceiling to floor and mark it with a chalk line. I then wanted the tiles to be flush with the wall.

I have tiled up halfway up the wall. I am tiling the shower area in the master bath due to a leak in a cracked tub. Tim carter by tim carter. This official sponsor may provide discounts for members.

The back of the tile should be flush with the wall. The tilers have suggested.