Flooring Tile - Bathroom marble wall tile space at ceiling - how to cover?

I just had marble tile installed in my bathroom. I'm happy with it, with the exception of the tile guy leaving 1/2 - 3/4 inch space at the top of the walls where the tile ends and meets the ceiling.

It seems like 3/4 inch is too much to simply caulk so I'm wonder if there are any alternative solutions. A 2 inch crown moulding or something to cover it up...?

It's a small 'walk-in' bathroom, 8x5 feet with the 3 walls surrounding the tub tiled (as well as the floor).

Any suggestions?

You can get the area filled with plaster of paris, even with a little bit of design. Just make sure that there are no cracks left anywhere.

I'm happy with it, with the exception of the tile guy leaving 1/2 - 3/4 inch space at the top of the walls where the tile ends and meets the ceiling.

Wow, it doesnt sound like the installer planned the tile layout real well. That shouldnt happen. Is the area you are talking about the tub surround, yes?

Thanks for your replies.
'Here's Johnny' - yes, it's the area surrounding the tub.
'davidme' - when you say: 'with a little design', do you mean texturing the plaster of paris?

Thanks

I know this is not much help after the fact. Your installer should have started the tile at the tub line in such a way that he would have wound up with at least a half tile at the bottom and half tile at the ceiling. The line at the ceiling should have required nothing more than a thin caulk line. If he started with a full tile at the tub line, then he didnt plan the layout correctly.

Is the gap at the top a consistant size or does it vary in size?

Here's Johnny,
Though he started tiling at the bottom, 1/2 tile or so above the tub line, he measured to get a full tile at the top and down, so at the tub line he ended up with a little less than 1/2tile.

The gap at the top is a 1/4" at the lowest, and 1/2" at the highest point. I asked him about it and he showed me, the tile is level, but the ceiling is not so therefor the variance at the top. How there can be a 1/4" difference in the slope of the ceiling over a 2 1/2 foot span beats the crap out of me...

I haven't done anything with it, because I don't feel like I have found an acceptable solution yet.

Thanks

The installer is somewhat correct. I had to tear out my shower ceiling because it was sagging and would have caused exactly what you have now.

The installer is somewhat correct.

No way, cmon. There is no excuse for this. Had he started with say 3/4" tile, he would have had approx 3/4" at the ceiling and could have cut the tile to meet the uneven ceiling. It would not have even been noticeable. The guy did a bad layout, period. If this guy does this for a living, he should have known better. This is basic tiling 101.:madhell::madhell::madhell:

Johnny, the only thing the installer is correct about, is the dip/sag in the drywall. I didn't say anything about his actual installation.

Mark

Had he finished with more than half a tile at the top and left 1/8" for caulk at the ceiling, 1/4" out at the top would have gone unnoticed.

By the way, my post above should have 3/4 tile, not 3/4" tile.