Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top.
How to install tiles on shower floor.
Grout the shower walls.
Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged.
Match the slope on the bottom tiles at the side by taping the bottom tile even with the row above it and scribing the angle with a full tile photo 9.
Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side.
Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane.
Use a tile ring to avoid cutting or nipping your tile into a circle around your drain.
Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall.
Complete the shower floor.
Set tiles on shower wall.
Complete the shower walls.
Install your wall tile first so that any unevenness in your shower pan will not be as noticeable.
Set tiles on shower side walls.
Allow for the thickness of the tile around the drain when floating your shower pan.
From there sheets of tile backerboard are fastened to the wall framing and another 2 to 3 inch layer of portland cement and sand are applied over the membrane again sloped towards the drain.
Setting the cut pieces.