How To Install Ceramic Tile Floor In Shower

Add any desired thresholds between your tiled floor and neighboring floors.

How to install ceramic tile floor in shower.

Mark your cuts first with a wax pencil. Use galvanized roofing nails to nail the liner at least 12 up the walls surrounding the shower pan. Prep the shower space step 2. Insert spacers to keep the tiles separated and allow room for grout.

Make any cuts you need to for the best tile fit with a wet cut tile saw. Set tiles on shower side walls step 5. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged. The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof pan.

To finish your project remove the painter s tape from any protected surfaces. Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles. 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. With that your tile.

Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall step 3. Cut the tiles step 6. 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. Scrub the floor with a vinyl floor stripper following the manufacturer s instructions.

Remove the upper half of the drain and install pvc pan liner available at home improvement and tile stores. Set tiles on shower wall step 4. The stripper will dissolve wax. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached.

Cover the 1 4 inch expansion gap left along the walls. How to install tile in a bathroom shower step 1. Setting the cut pieces step 7. Next drive screws through the floor into the joists.

Setting the mosaic border step 8. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane. Cut out any loose sections of vinyl with a utility knife. You can do this with either matching bullnose tile trim or wood.

Let the liner relax into the pan with no stress where the floor meets the walls.