How To Grind Down And Smooth Tile Shower Floor

I will then pull my trowel across the floor trying to leave nice even tracks.

How to grind down and smooth tile shower floor.

I will stay within the lines that we drew on the floor in tips 1 and 2. Then grind the edges smooth. The floors are ground down with a floor or angle grinder fitted with a 50 grit disc followed by a 100 grit 200 grit and. The rougher the edge on the ceramic tile the lower the grit of sandpaper needed to smooth it out.

The preferred method is to pull your mud and lay your tile fresh allowing you to use a beating block 4x6 inch is more than enough using the block and riding at an angle to the tile beat the floor flat. In drastic cases or poorly installed slate flooring jobs high spots even present a safety hazard. Once the thin set is mixed i then use my tile trowel the notched side to spread the thin set over the dip in the floor. Use 60 or 80 grit for starters just to dull the edge or flatten the serrations if the tile has been nipped.

Once the edge has been dulled work your way up to 200 grit sandpaper and then 400 grit sandpaper to polish the edge for maximum smoothness. For example peacock slate earns its name by the tile s peacock like spectrum of colors. Or remove the tabs with a tile nipper a pliers like biting tool. Photos 1 3 show how to cut a hole for a shower valve.

Take a two step approach to cutting smooth semicircular. Grinding ceramic tile can be tricky since the hardness is similar to glass and it can crack. Now you are ready to rake the dip. A shower floor is not something you want to do over a hard mud surface.

Installing ceramic floor tile is fairly simple until you reach the edges of the room or fixtures such as cabinets pedestal sinks and toilets. Many tile jobs require you to cut one or more large round holes for floor drains or shower valves.