Tiling A Bathroom Stud Wall

Learn how to prep a shower wall for tile.

Tiling a bathroom stud wall.

Do this vertically horizontally and diagonally. Before you can start tiling a bathroom wall you need to make sure that your surface is properly prepared. Our how to tile a bathroom wall will give you all the help and advice you ll need to do this job well. Otherwise you won t get professional looking results once you have finished.

How to find wall studs behind bathroom wall tile. Fixing any mistakes after tiling a bathroom can also be very expensive. Check shower stud walls. Ceramic tile used as wainscot usually stops at a certain point on the wall around 36 to 38 inches.

There s even advice on how to tile in and around a win. Watch this video to find out more. For wet areas such as shower walls you must take certain precautions. Use a special deep sensor stud finder than can go through tile.

It s vital that you are working with a smooth freshly prepared wall. Partially tiling the wall is a good compromise. Draw a datum line one row above the bathroom floor. If the studs aren t plumb and level the waterproofing won t be either.

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. Too many tiles can make a room feel busy ponderous sterile and even depressing. Before you do anything it s best to check the stud walls are plumb and level. Then use your spirit level to draw a horizontal line known as a datum line at that height all the way around the room.

Take a 4 foot level and place it across all the studs. To find the location of wall studs behind a tile wall in a bathroom.