Before you can start tiling a bathroom wall you need to make sure that your surface is properly prepared.
Tiling a bathroom stud wall.
For wet areas such as shower walls you must take certain precautions.
How to find wall studs behind bathroom wall tile.
Partially tiling the wall is a good compromise.
Lines create patterns that can either enhance or detract from the bathroom s appearance.
Ceramic tile used as wainscot usually stops at a certain point on the wall around 36 to 38 inches.
Fixing any mistakes after tiling a bathroom can also be very expensive.
Use a special deep sensor stud finder than can go through tile.
The ultimate goal of preparing a wall for tile is to create a flat dry solid structurally sound surface firmly attached to the wall studs with no flexibility or movement that could damage installed tile and grout.
Before you do anything it s best to check the stud walls are plumb and level.
Measure your tile height and mark a point on the bathroom wall that is 20mm below that height.
It s vital that you are working with a smooth freshly prepared wall.
Too many tiles can make a room feel busy ponderous sterile and even depressing.
Check shower stud walls.
If the studs aren t plumb and level the waterproofing won t be either.
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To find the location of wall studs behind a tile wall in a bathroom.
Learn how to prep a shower wall for tile.
Take a 4 foot level and place it across all the studs.
Our how to tile a bathroom wall will give you all the help and advice you ll need to do this job well.
Do this vertically horizontally and diagonally.
There s even advice on how to tile in and around a win.
Use a standard stud finder above the tile and plumb down from it.