The problem is the tiles are not looking perfectly flush.
Uneven wall tiles.
Insert the tip of the chisel or.
How to fix uneven ceramic tiles 1.
This helps protect them.
The area of the wall to be tiled minus the area of the window is 37 square feet.
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.
Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile.
They will try to remedy with further grouting and their excuse is the tiles are not perfectly the same width.
The unevenness of a ceramic backsplash will be more or less visible depending on the smart tiles model.
In any of those circumstances leveling clips and wedges help you lay tile flat.
Repair any loose or cracked tiles.
The wall s imperfections will be really apparent with plain smart tiles like subway white.
The problem is that the wall is uneven.
Lippage is the technical term for uneven tile edges though is more common.
They seemed ok before grouting but after the unevenness seems to show more for some reason maybe because of the shadowing.
If you put a 48 straight edge up against the most sunken areas there s a gap of almost a 1 2.
Things you will need measuring tape tile wet saw leveling spacers and wedges trowel thinset mortar rubber mallet grout grout float grout sponge.
If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place.
The different texture levels will be quickly visible and will ruin the beauty of the backsplash.