How To Tile A Shower Wall From The Studs

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.

How to tile a shower wall from the studs.

Beginners guide tutorial for the diy enthusiast. Wherever your shower terminates against the regular bathroom walls you can simply share the same stud for both drywall and concrete board. Once your tile is in place let it set for 48 hours. Measure your panels of cement backer board to fit the shower walls on each side.

Screw each panel to the studs using 1 1 4 inch cement board drywall screws. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting.

Either shower tile or the drywall tape mud will cover. 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. Follow steps for tiling a shower wall. Let the tile set.

For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. Smooth the cut edge. Begin with the length of the shower. This should be just long enough for the mortar to set.

Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height. Put on mask and ear protection and as needed mark and cut a panel to fit using an angle grinder. Installing tile in a shower step by step step 1 demo the old shower now before you come swinging with a sledge hammer i recommend locating all of the studs if you can especially on the side walls which will transition from tile to drywall.

How to tile and grout a bathroom wall.