Gap Between Wall Tile And Ceiling

Covering this gap isn t a difficult process.

Gap between wall tile and ceiling. Although the covering on most ceilings is drywall that isn t the only material that builders use. Photos attached hopefully i think they re upside down but what you re looking at is the corner where the tiling is on one wall and that wall meets a plastered wall and a plastered ceiling. All it takes is a quick patching job with fiberglass mesh tape. Never fill this gap with grout because tile grout is not flexible.

Alan the floor of your shower looks great but it agree that there seems to be too much of a gap between the wall tiles. The previous owner had recently re tiled the shower from the tub to the previous ceiling. We had to replace the drywall ceiling above the shower which was buckling and wavey. There is a slight gap between the tiles on the wall and the ceiling.

When i put the inside the shower last tile on there was only 1 16 to 1 8th inch gap. Maybe it will look better once it s grouted but right now my eye focuses on the gaps and not the beautiful stone. You can then proceed with normal joint taping techniques using drywall joint compound which drywall professionals refer to as mud. Acoustic tiles and composite panel boards are two others.

So now there is a varying gap 0 to 1 4 between the top of the tiled wall and the ceiling. The tile is level the ceiling is not. In all cases covering the seams between. The tile council of north america recommends at least a quarter inch gap between the tile floor and the walls.

Caulking is the best choice for this application.