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I am going to buy one of these to help me sort my walls before tile.
Walls are plasterboard in a new build so are in good condition but can be out of being square so wanting to get them as closer to perfect before I get to the tile.
What one is required and what would be of most use?

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I've not looked them up. But if your walls are flat in all directions I wouldn't worry about squareness to one another .
 
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Yes, I always get my walls square when re-boarding. Most important on the Bath and shower walls but also worth getting spot on If you have a Basin unit butting up against a wall. I have the old Stanley folding square when it was well made. Before that I would offer up plasterboard with two good edges which works equally as well but more awkward. I don’t know what the cheap folding squares are like but any decent sized square will do the job.
Yeah, a drywall T-Square is no good. There will be a great big gap on one wall. You want something that touches both walls. The T-Squarr is invaluable for plasterboard cutting though.
 

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I also have a Stanley folding square, however , you can make your own from offcut timber at any multiple of .3:4:5. Or use a sheet of plasterboard or ply, either full size or cut down.
 
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I bought a framing square from Screwfix was under £8 and seems decent I checked the walls in the toilet I will eventually tile and there is a slight bow in the middle probably about 4-5mm over a length of 1m.
Can I skim the wall to bring it out or am I thinking too much about it?
If I can, would I just use a thin layer of tile https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ and once set and flat then tile as normal?
 

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I tend to use these they come in 2 sizes
 
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90 percent of the walls and floors we do are out ,either old houses or the timber warped ,or bad workman ship ,it will always be the same
 
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90 percent of the walls and floors we do are out ,either old houses or the timber warped ,or bad workman ship ,it will always be the same
So am I best to just add a little extra addy to that area to bring it out the few mm, or best getting it flatter before tile?

This is the one I bought seems good for you the money, also good round external corners.
 

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