Look for signs of mold or damage to the tiling surface.
How to put tiles on uneven wall.
Lippage is the technical term for uneven tile edges though is more common.
From installing simple borders to covering half or even the whole wall maintenance is easy and design possibilities are.
If it gives way or feels soft it may require work.
Spread the mortar with the flat edge of the trowel then groove.
If you are going to be tiling a large area remember to use tiling board.
Back buttering is a trick used for tiles of uneven thickness like ungauged slate or handmade tiles extremely large tiles or for tiles being installed on an uneven surface.
Lippage is hard to avoid with large tile and easy to see with narrow grout lines or tile that has square rather than rounded edges.
Floor tile spacers measure your wall to determine the amount of tile you need.
I would then use denshield in place of drywall it is similar to drywall cuts and installs the same 1 2 thick with a coating on it specifically made for tile.
If you only have one section to cover multiply the width.
Cracks are often a sign that a wall may be weak and need to be.
Use tile spacers if necessary to keep the tile lines straight in the layout.
In any of those circumstances leveling clips and wedges help you lay tile flat.
A professional installer would use a pair of scribes to transfer the contour of the wall onto the top edge of the counter top then use a circular saw or a belt sander to take off the area of the backsplash where your wall is bowed out.
Spread thinset mortar on the bottom center of the wall.
A tiled wall offers many advantages.
Include an additional 10 percent of tile to fill any small gaps or use as replacements for damaged pieces.
Try pressing on the wall especially at the studs.
The mortar is spread.
1 4 inch is not too much to take off provided your cabinets do not measure anymore than 24 from wall to front of face frame.