Start directly next to a door or in a corner and measure the first line of baseboard or quarter round.
Should wall tiles be placed directly above baseboard.
If you remove the baseboards another option is to replace them with matching bullnose tile instead of wood.
Apply an even line of construction adhesive to the.
Cut a piece to size with a miter saw.
Always install the ceramic tile floor before installing the wall baseboard trim.
Expansion joints in the floor.
If you tile up to the baseboards leave a 1 4 gap next to the baseboard and fill the space with caulk that matches the grout.
If you replace the baseboards you can stop the tile about 1 4 from the wall and cover the gap with the trim.
You must be able to caulk the space between the wall and the ceramic tile floor.
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.
There are two reasons for this gap which is generally required by building codes.
Normally this area is underneath the baseboard trim.
If the tile floor is in a bathroom or toilet room then yes you really should.