How To Install Ceramic Tile Floor In Shower

Cover the 1 4 inch expansion gap left along the walls.

How to install ceramic tile floor in shower.

How to install tile in a bathroom shower step 1. With that your tile. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles.

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. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall step 3. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged.

Next drive screws through the floor into the joists. Some folding will be required into the corners. Prep the shower space step 2. To finish your project remove the painter s tape from any protected surfaces.

Setting the mosaic border step 8. You can do this with either matching bullnose tile trim or wood. Fill the void with thin set using the flat edge of a notched. Make any cuts you need to for the best tile fit with a wet cut tile saw.

Set tiles on shower wall step 4. Setting the cut pieces step 7. Let the liner relax into the pan with no stress where the floor meets the walls. Use galvanized roofing nails to nail the liner at least 12 up the walls surrounding the shower pan.

Set tiles on shower side walls step 5. The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof 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. Mark your cuts first with a wax pencil.

Cut out any loose sections of vinyl with a utility knife. The stripper will dissolve wax. Cut the tiles step 6. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane.

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