How To Install Ceramic Tile Floor In Shower

To finish your project remove the painter s tape from any protected surfaces.

How to install ceramic tile floor in shower.

Prep the shower space step 2. Next drive screws through the floor into the joists. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane.

Make any cuts you need to for the best tile fit with a wet cut tile saw. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall step 3. Let the liner relax into the pan with no stress where the floor meets the walls. Set tiles on shower wall step 4.

Set tiles on shower side walls step 5. Scrub the floor with a vinyl floor stripper following the manufacturer s instructions. Cut the tiles step 6. Cover the 1 4 inch expansion gap left along the walls.

You can do this with either matching bullnose tile trim or wood. Use galvanized roofing nails to nail the liner at least 12 up the walls surrounding the shower pan. Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures. Insert spacers to keep the tiles separated and allow room for grout.

The stripper will dissolve wax. Beginning with the center tile set the bathroom tiles one by one into the spread mortar or adhesive giving a wiggle or twist to each tile to ensure a strong bond. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles.

How to install tile in a bathroom shower step 1. Some folding will be required into the corners. The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof pan. Fill the void with thin set using the flat edge of a notched.

Remove the upper half of the drain and install pvc pan liner available at home improvement and tile stores. Add any desired thresholds between your tiled floor and neighboring floors. Setting the cut pieces step 7. Setting the mosaic border step 8.

With that your tile.