As a new DIY tiler, I have found this forum extremely helpful with practical advice from pros.
Here is my problem:
I am about to start tiling walls of my house powder room. The walls have existing sheet rock finish. I have removed the old wall paper. As I checked the leveling of the walls, I noticed that at the center of the wall sheet rock is 1/4" raised as compared to either side of the wall. The tiling area is approx. 80" long and 48" high. The ceramic tiles that I am planning to use are 8"X12".
Quetions:
* Is wall priming (by latex) needed before tiling?
* Is 1/4" gap too much to "fix" using 1/2" trowel towards the ends and 1/4" at the center?
* Am I better off fixing the wall by plastering to level (I would rather not)
* Any other ideas?
Considering that this is powder room, and my first job, I would gratefuly appreciate your help.
Here is my problem:
I am about to start tiling walls of my house powder room. The walls have existing sheet rock finish. I have removed the old wall paper. As I checked the leveling of the walls, I noticed that at the center of the wall sheet rock is 1/4" raised as compared to either side of the wall. The tiling area is approx. 80" long and 48" high. The ceramic tiles that I am planning to use are 8"X12".
Quetions:
* Is wall priming (by latex) needed before tiling?
* Is 1/4" gap too much to "fix" using 1/2" trowel towards the ends and 1/4" at the center?
* Am I better off fixing the wall by plastering to level (I would rather not)
* Any other ideas?
Considering that this is powder room, and my first job, I would gratefuly appreciate your help.