Tiling Out Of Plumb Walls

Find the midline of the wall from ceiling to floor and mark it with a chalk line.

Tiling out of plumb walls.

Do you stack the tile. If this is the case you could remove the first course of tile and cut the board above the flange punch the board in and screw it. A batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage.

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. So you ve got that bottom row of tile. How to deal with out of plumb walls for tile. We are doing a remodel and have discovered the wall around a tub shower is out of plumb by 1 2 over 5 feet.

Tips for tiling a wall 1. I know smaller tiles will not look good but if tiles were larger like would this help mask the problem. You will lay out your first tile directly on this line and your. If this is not the case then forget i brought it up.

Install the wall tile in a pyramid shape.