How To Install Shower Base And Tile Walls

We share tips and tools that make this a lot easier no matter what your skill level.

How to install shower base and tile walls.

This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation. If you want fancy glass tile accents like the ones we show brace yourself. Tiling a shower is a diy project that you can usually accomplish in a few days with the right tools and equipment. Save time by setting several tiles at once.

Then pick your shower tile and use this guide for step by step instructions on how to tile a shower. Diy 2316828 droc313 1fe drylay08 in our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles. Attractive durable tiled walls with a one piece.

You should be aware the shower floor is slightly sloped to ensure that water runs into the drain. The shower tiling alone will take two days. Tiling a shower floor is pretty similar to tiling the shower wall. Wear skid proof shoes kneepads gloves.

Follow steps for tiling a shower wall. Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. The core of any good shower installation is a solid waterproof shower floor formally known as a shower pan. This provides the homeowner with the best of both worlds.

Otherwise it is no more difficult to figure out how to tile a shower floor than it is to figure out how to tile a shower wall. Often showers are created out of one type of material only. Shower tile and shower tiling supplies will cost about 600 if you choose standard tile. Today s video shares quick tips for how to tile a shower floor.

In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1. Either walls and pan made from fiberglass acrylic or walls and pan made from tile. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x4 tiles.