The problem is the tiles are not looking perfectly flush.
Uneven wall tiles.
They will try to remedy with further grouting and their excuse is the tiles are not perfectly the same width.
The wall s imperfections will be really apparent with plain smart tiles like subway white.
The area of the wall to be tiled minus the area of the window is 37 square feet.
The problem is that the wall is uneven.
If you put a 48 straight edge up against the most sunken areas there s a gap of almost a 1 2.
In any of those circumstances leveling clips and wedges help you lay tile flat.
How to fix uneven ceramic tiles 1.
Things you will need measuring tape tile wet saw leveling spacers and wedges trowel thinset mortar rubber mallet grout grout float grout sponge.
They seemed ok before grouting but after the unevenness seems to show more for some reason maybe because of the shadowing.
The different texture levels will be quickly visible and will ruin the beauty of the backsplash.
The unevenness of a ceramic backsplash will be more or less visible depending on the smart tiles model.
Lippage is hard to avoid with large tile and easy to see with narrow grout lines or tile that has square rather than rounded edges.
Repair any loose or cracked tiles.
Insert the tip of the chisel or.
Set the blade of a chisel along the grout joint and tap it with a hammer to remove the old grout surrounding the.
Place painter s tape along the edge of adjacent tiles you are not going to remove.
This helps protect them.
Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile.