Tile a bit proud because of tile edging
Home Improvement Asked by allaire on February 2, 2021
I just completed my first backsplash, and overall I’m pretty happy with the result considering it’s my first one ?
One question I have is how could I’ve avoid that first uneven tile, which is a bit proud on on the left side because of the tile edging thickness (see pictures below). I used a v-notch trowel with mastic. The tile edge is just a 6mm plastic trim. The v-notch trowel didn’t leave enough glue to bury the edging thickness as far as I know. Maybe I should have "build-up" that first subway tile a bit?
One Answer
One approach is to build up more tile mortar/mastic on the second row. Trowel it onto the wall, and also back-butter the tile, but in the perpendicular direction. This gives you more "squish" to work with so you can match the level of the first row.
You could also have rabbeted the edging into the backer board, but that's kind of a messy job.
Answered by isherwood on February 2, 2021
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