Place a field tile at your low point with a thin spacer underneath tile wedges or round toothpicks.
Tiles sliding down wall.
However i have used blue painter tape to temporarily hold tiles in place.
If they do then its too watered down.
Mastic is much stickier than mortar so you won t have to worry about the tiles sliding down the wall.
Ferrante glued the tiles to the backer board with latex tile mastic not thinset mortar.
If the bottom is not level then pick the low spot and measure one tile up from there and level over so you may need to cut slivers off the bottoms of some tiles but you d have to do that anyway.
Mark the top of the tile and then using your level transfer that mark all around the shower.
Lay out one course of your tile the width of the back wall first on the floor with your chosen spacing.
It should not move.
However the methods shown here work on any wall tiles including stone and glass.
Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles.
The thinset should not let the tiles moves.
Tiling around a tub shower overview gregory nemec.
Place the tile in place and give it a slight twist as you place it in it s final location.
Then position the tile where it needs to go and add the spacers.
Hold it tight for about 20 to 30 seconds.
But in reality floors often aren t level which means that approach would make your whole tile grid off level.
If the tile has been cut make sure you re placing it in the right spot.
These step by step videos are designed to walk you through the entire process helping you with everyth.
Tiling a room can seem a daunting task to begin with.