Advice re tiling and KEEPING walls uneven on 400 yr old cottage walls - TilersForums.com

[Potter]

Hello all... I would be really greatful for some ideas and advice about tiling some VERY uneven walls...that I want to keep uneven...the walls are hundreds of years old and full of charm...a bath and shower above the bath are going next to the walls... I am struggling to know how to go about it...

 

[Old Mod]

If you want to tile the walls but keep their character,
Then tile them in the smallest tile that you can find that you like. The best choice would be mosaic. They will hug the contours of your walls and show them to be undulating.
Even 50 x 50mm would give the desired effect.
White pearlescent mosaics would. E my choice.

 

[WetSaw]

E my choice.

Showing your Yorkshire heritage again...

 

[WetSaw]

A rustic, handmade style tile would also help as they're not meant to look flat and perfect.

 

[Old Mod]

A rustic, handmade style tile would also help as they're not meant to look flat and perfect. View attachment 93761

I would of put a pic up Paul, but I didn't have anything that looked that rough!

 

[WetSaw]

I'd have gone and done the job if I was in the UK. Uneven walls are my speciality, whether you want them or not...

 

[Andy Allen]

METROS....!!!!..

 

[Old Mod]

METROS....!!!!..

40m2 of 150 x 75mm Andy, yeah?
Fancy it?

 

[Andy Allen]

40m2 of 150 x 75mm Andy, yeah?
Fancy it?

Hell yeah.... I just love metros...













NOT..

 

[Potter]

Hi. Thank you all... Unfortunately metros just won't 'fit in' so to speak , as on the other walls I am using cream marble tiles, and the floor is going to be black granite, Star Galaxy...I think I will either end up giving in and dot and dabing..which would be easier, but I would loose those lovely walls ( and I have only just smashed all the plasterboard off the battened wall..!! Or, I will end up doing PDC's idea...but in black, to contrast against the cream marble...I just hope I don't end up regretting it, and it looking like a dogs back leg...gulp!!