An overflowing toilet can dump a lot of water on the floor and a bead of clear silicone caulk can keep that water from leaking into the wall and running down to a finished ceiling below where it can do a lot of damage.
Should wall tiles be placed directly above baseboard.
Cut a piece to size with a miter saw.
If the tile floor is in a bathroom or toilet room then yes you really should.
As such while tiling directly over wood of any kind is generally frowned upon in the tile industry you can tile over a wood paneled wall as long as the proper adhesives are used because the movement is negligible.
You must be able to caulk the space between the wall and the ceramic tile floor.
If you replace the baseboards you can stop the tile about 1 4 from the wall and cover the gap with the trim.
With walls this is also true but it is less important than with a floor installation where foot traffic is a constant concern.
If you remove the baseboards another option is to replace them with matching bullnose tile instead of wood.
Always install the ceramic tile floor before installing the wall baseboard trim.
Normally this area is underneath the baseboard trim.
Start directly next to a door or in a corner and measure the first line of baseboard or quarter round.
The baseboard at the bottom of a wall should always be installed slightly raised from the floor s surface.
Apply an even line of construction adhesive to the.