Installing tiles over uneven dry wall?

Question

I recently replaced a laminate kitchen countertop in my kitchen. After installing the new countertop pushing it against the wall I found that the drywall behind was uneven (wavy), since the new countyertop's backsplash was straight. The problem: New countertop is set in place & I have uneven drywall which leaves about 1/4inch space between wall & countetop at one end of countertop while the other end is snug fit. One option was to trace the dry wall contours before installing the countertop & jigsaw the backspalsh, but I did not do that. So now if I plan to re-paint I will have to use lot more calk at one end than other which will show up if I use dark paint. Other option is to pull down part of drywall below cabinets upto the countertop and then install a new drywall finish it & repaint it. Third is installing a hardibacker board in such a way that it is parallel to countertop all through and then cover that with tiles. Hasanyone met with such problem & what otions are best.

Answer 1

Once the counter is set crooked it's always a neat trick to make it look right. It would be best to reposition the countertop with an even crack than tight to open, obviously, but there are a few different and creative ways to approach this problem.
You could try to form the caulking by over caulking the length of the countertop, say, four times as much as the larger gap, then take a wringing wet, smooth cloth like linen and only try to take off a minimum of the excess while still forming the indent. A few lighter passes and it will almost look uniform (depends on handiness). After that, once the caulking is absolutely dry, it's a matter of painting a straight line and cheating it into the problem corner. (The same caulking process would apply to adjoining corners)
It's tricky but would save trying to take away or build up the wall surface. If the gap is in the corner it would be a matter of building the wall surface out, and that's not too hard to accomplish with drywall compound, rolled with a dry paint roller if textured.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

From what I understand, I'd install either waterproof drywall or regular which you can then seal. You can shim the drywall out where the gap is with furring strips. This will give you a straight surface to put your tile on. This assumes the drywall butts into a corner. You can't put tile on an uneven surface as it just magnifies the unevenness. You might be able to put a molding on to cover the gap. That sounds the easiest and cheapest. Take a picture and show it to some one at a tile store or at a hardware store and they might be able to help.

Answer 4

Install backerboard over the uneven dry wall. You can conpensate for the difference with your thinset. Basically use more mud under the tiles that need to fill the gap, and gradually work your way down. It would be tricky and you would would really have to watch for shifting tiles during installation, but that is the easiest way to fix this. You could prevent your tiles from shifting by using screws under them to stabilize them, then grout over them. And of course when tiling a wall your thinset can't be too wet.

Answer 5

you can get a little piece of molding and hold it down with silicone caulk, or just caulk will work.