Curved wall getting in the way of tiling

okhajut

I have decided to renovate the bathroom of this house. However, there are a few things that are stopping me from finalizing the process. The biggest hurdle is a curved wall.

I intend to tile the entire bathroom but a curved wall is present and I don't think that it can be tiled at all.

Is there absolutely anyway for this to be fixed and made straight or should I just not tile it at all?

grumbler

okhajut said:

Is there absolutely anyway for this to be fixed and made straight

Of course, there is a way, but not an easy one

or should I just not tile it at all?

Make it a feature - use mosaic tiles or narrow vertical tiles. The former usually come in big pieces with small tiles glued to plastic mesh.

- some random example from the internet - does it not look familiar?

okhajut

I see, so there is no way to make the wall flat, mosaic must be used and that is it?

ThisIsWeird

Yes, it can be squared-off if you prefer.
I'd probably do that by dabbing a plastic corner bead - I'd use an external-sized one if it fitted better - in place, using straight edges to align it from both surfaces, and then fill in using layers of suitable filler.

Nobbie1967

Even if you bring both flat surfaces together in an edge, the corner doesn’t look like 90 degrees, so not sure how standard corner trims will work. I’m sure there is some beading that you can get to work with a bit of adjustment, but might need a fair bit of work to get a decent finish.

molerat

Instead of mosaic you can get strip tiles.  You may be able to get them in the same tile as what you are using.

okhajut

I am not sure what strip tiles is, I will check. I really wish that this can be made straight. It can't be made straight at 90deg, this much is evident. The bathroom shame is not actually square/rectangle as you might have guessed. We want to get consistent look on all walls of the bathroom.

ThisIsWeird

If you place a straight edge - eg a rule - on each wall so they meet, you'll soon see what gap you need to fill under that corner. It looks as tho' a standard plastic corner bead will fit in there. If it doesn't, the two side flanges can always be trimmed, or possibly just splayed a bit more.
Set the bead in a series of plaster dabs, and use the two straights to tamp it down to the correct level throughout its length.
Then fill in layers.

GDB2222

Somebody spent a lot of time making that lovely curved wall. It is a great feature. Personally, and I agree it is a personal preference, I would tile three walls and leave the entrance wall decorated more or less as it is. 

ThisIsWeird

Your call, okhajut - you have all the options there, I think, excluding taking the whole wall down...

You can leave it, mosaic it, strip-tile it, or square it off - although the wall angles will remain.

This is not a big job - it doesn't even need to be 'perfect' as it'll be tiled.

SadieO

GDB2222 said:

Somebody spent a lot of time making that lovely curved wall. It is a great feature. Personally, and I agree it is a personal preference, I would tile three walls and leave the entrance wall decorated more or less as it is. 

We've got curved walls in our kitchen and I agree they are so lovely. If I were OP I'd be appreciating this feature, not trying to get rid of it. I think they look elegant, and more interesting and less harsh than ordinary corners!