How To Tile A Shower Wall

Unless you plan to replace the shower pan too leave it in place.

How to tile a shower wall.

Start by turning off the water to the shower so you don t accidentally ruin your work. Beginners guide tutorial for the diy enthusiast. Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row.

Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. If you mix x77 per the directions use the correct trowel size back butter your tiles and use directional troweling your tiles won t slide down the wall. How to tile and grout a bathroom wall.

Rip out any old tile drywall or surrounds that were on the wall. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched side of the trowel. You should get the shower wall down to the bare studs.

Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. 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. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs.

Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles. You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile.