Tiling A Bowed Wall

Learn how to prep a shower wall for tile.

Tiling a bowed wall.

Do this prior to any tiling job. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Nov 14 2012 1 hi. Find the right trowel and mortar here.

Slide a 4 foot straightedge or level. If this is the option for you make sure you use a thick set tile adhesive that can survive being built upon. Things you will need measuring tape tile wet saw leveling spacers and wedges trowel thinset mortar rubber mallet grout grout float grout sponge. I explain why this method works soooo easy.

Fill in the. Before you start remember that using the correct trowel and mortar is critical to a successful tile project. Your answer is that you would deal with bowed walls by using thinset on your tiles. By back buttering the tile and adding adhesive to the surface to pack out the base and raise the tile to the level of the one next to it just always ensure you have a spirit level and good eye.

Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. At 1 or 6 a bow like that would make a dish for water in a shower floor. For wet areas such as shower walls you must take certain precautions. These bowed tiles are a big problem with shower floors that have less than 2 grade built into them.

How to tile walls that are bowed in the middle 1. Check the wall first to see if it is straight. As for the tile layout i think 1 3 off set is the most your currently aloud to spec on the larger format tile. Choose a small tile 4 inches square or less.

I cannot tell you the last time i tiled a perfectly flat shower and unless you are using mosaics or really small tiles you will have to vary your thinset application to fix any issues. Here is an easy way to set your 1st row and the rest going up your wall then lastly the first row is set. You would simply use more thinset on the parts that are in more and less on the bowed areas. If you mix x77 per the directions use the correct trowel size back butter your tiles and use directional troweling your tiles won t slide down the wall.