Advice re tiling and KEEPING walls uneven on 400 yr old cottage walls

[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!!

 

[Blunt Tool]

You could tank the wall with a liquid tanking kit ie Mapei mapegum wps and then use natural stone split face mosaic which will follow contours of original wall.

 

[Andy Allen]

View attachment 93766 You could tank the wall with a liquid tanking kit ie Mapei mapegum wps and then use natural stone split face mosaic which will follow contours of original wall.

Be a nightmare to keep them clean in a shower area...

 

[Blunt Tool]

Good spray and left to soak then rinse keep it well clean

 

[Potter]

Hi. Yes, I bought some Ever Build tanking a while ago...I also looked at the split face tiles...really liked them...but they are actually pretty large tiles, as they don't come as small individuals...they are a good 15" long x 6" width...so no good...also with two teenage daughters who live in the bathroom half the time, I did think the same as Andy...a bugger to clean...I am goung to keep looking , but I think mosaics are the way to go...as when I say the wall is out... think, ocean...with waves...!!!! The wall waves in every direction...A challenge...!!!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You can only go so far with 'character'!
Star galaxy and marble are hardly rustic IMHO and you can get smaller pieces of split faced.

 

[Bond]

How about rock pebble-mosaic tiles, to complement the rustic walls.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Pebbles

 

[Bond]

The very thing, to go with an "ocean and waves "wall.

 

[Potter]

Timeless John...you show me the smaller splitface....plus as said previously, a nightmare to clean...I am not into chemicals...bit of an eco fiend...Have used Ecover for over 30 years...cannot beat it...splitface are not for me....
Bond and Callatiler...I initially dismissed the pebbles as I have had those previously in a bathroom, but on the floor....However, I am definitely warming to the idea...and they are a reasonable price...Some I have looked at make me pale and feel quite ill, as I would have to re mortgage just to tile the bathroom..!!Think I am going with the black to contrast....So many thanks to one and all...you all gave me food for thought, of which I am grateful....