Bowing Tiles

[b1gbrad]

So I've tiled the floor and shower area of my first wetroom. All going well so far, and I'm please with my results. (More importantly so is the Misuss)! :2thumbsup: :cool4:

However, I've started on the walls. I'm using 600 x 300 tiles. The walls are not very straight, but I can compensate for this by using varying depths of tile adhesive. I'm well practiced at this after doing the floor. It's slow progress but worth spending the time on. BUT, after setting the first row of tiles, when matching the 2nd row of tiles up correctly horizontally and vertically, they edges bow in/the middle bows out!:mad2::icon13::censored:



Have I just bought cheap cr@ppy tiles that bow? Or is this a common problem? Any ideas of how to best overcome/compensate for it? The one's I've set so far I've had to compromise the gaps at the edges and the middle.

P.S. - I have tried to post more pictures on the wetroom thread I've started but they don't seem to get passed by tthe moderators!?!?

 

[jay]

Brick bond is not helping you at all , place two tiles face to face that will show just how bad it is

 

[nybor62]

im with jay on this
how come you aint centred window wall

 

[Gazzer]

As above, check whether the tiles are bowed or is it the tiling ?

 

[b1gbrad]

I worked out the best cuts to not leave slithers around the window, and the least cuts in total. This meant that they were not centred to the centre of the window. But I guess all that can go out of the window (no pun intended :smilewinkgrin🙂 if I were to stack the tiles. So, now I've just got to convince the Missus!

 

[John Benton]

I worked out the best cuts to not leave slithers around the window, and the least cuts in total. This meant that they were not centred to the centre of the window. But I guess all that can go out of the window (no pun intended :smilewinkgrin🙂 if I were to stack the tiles. So, now I've just got to convince the Missus!

The only way to disguise the bows in the tiles is by stacking and I would say that this is a more modern look.

 

[prceramics]

ditch the brick bond mate

 

[Ian]

P.S. - I have tried to post more pictures on the wetroom thread I've started but they don't seem to get passed by tthe moderators!?!?

Other pics sorted, I'll post on that thread to get it back to the top.

 

[kilty55]

i would also advise centre that window whether it be brick or stacked it will look strange otherwise.

place 2 tiles face to face and check for bowing....lots of tiles this size suffer from it and not always just cheapos

 

[Ajax123]

Are these tiles fixed dot and dab or on a notched trowelled bed.