How To Replace A Shower Wall Tile

Make sure the joints around the tile are uniform and the surface of the newly installed tile s are flush with the surrounding tiles.

How to replace a shower wall tile.

Prep the shower area for tile layout to start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to seal it image 1. Set tiles on shower wall. Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling pieces. Start at the outer edge of the top row of tiles to make them the easiest to remove.

Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles. Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. 5 wait for the tile adhesive to dry and then grout the joints surrounding any new tiles you have installed. Pry the tiles off of the wall with a hammer and flat chisel.

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. Let the adhesive dry then grout the tile with a grout that matches the original tile. Hold the end of a flat chisel against the edge of the tile at a 30 degree angle. Mar 3 2020 at 1 40 am.

Use a utility knife to score grout joints around the cracked tiles 3. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. Complete the shower walls. In this video this old house tile contractor joe ferrante explains how to replace a wall tile.

Do not grout between the bottom row of tiles and the shower pan or floor. Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk. Loosen cracked tile using cold chisel and hammer. Tap the other end of the chisel with a hammer to force the chisel under the tile and remove it from the wall.

Remove loose tiles 4. Replace the tile by pushing it into the adhesive or thinset firmly so it is bedded in the material. Complete the shower floor. Setting the cut pieces.

Setting the mosaic border. Use plastic spacers between tiles to maintain uniform grout lines. Grout the shower walls. Set tiles on shower side walls.

Set the cleaned tiles into the adhesive bed aligning the grout joints with the existing tile.