How To Install Ceramic Tile Shower Stall

Plywood and cover the exposed wood with backer board.

How to install ceramic tile shower stall.

In this video i show you how to tile a shower. Begin with the length of the shower. Cutting and installing mosaics is a simple process since the sheets can easily be trimmed to fit. Video sharing camera phone video phone free upload.

Mark this with a sharpie or chalk and using a level transfer the mark across the shower stall. Set tiles on shower wall. Ceramic tile shower floors are usually a quick and easy install using mosaic tiles to conform to the slope of the drain. Make sure that you allow room for the grout joints as well.

Setting the mosaic border. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. Determine how much tile you ll need. Use a level to make sure tiles are straight.

Continue on to the rear width of the shower stall. Build the shelf 1 8 in. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern.

When using ceramic tile try to find boxes with the same dye lot number. Complete the shower walls. Screw each panel to the studs using 1 1 4 inch cement board drywall screws. This will be a guide for the top of the first row so that all tiles will be level.

Narrower than the opening so you can tip it into place. Grout the shower walls. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs. Once in place push the tiles evenly into the thinset.

Complete the shower floor. Sheathe the bottom with backer board rest it on the tile and screw the sides into the blocking. Install screws every 4 inches along seams and every 6 inches along non seams leaving a 1 8 inch gap between each of the panels. Setting the cut pieces.

Frame the shelf in your tile shower. Set tiles on shower side walls. Wipe the tiles with water and a clean sponge as you set them. Only use dry tiles make sure that the lay out works as well.

I hope you enjoy the video.