How To Tile A Shower Wall

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How to tile a shower wall.

Determine how much tile you ll need. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched side of the trowel. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs. 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.

Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height. How to tile and grout a bathroom wall. Unless you plan to replace the shower pan too leave it in place.

Rip out any old tile drywall or surrounds that were on the wall. Start by turning off the water to the shower so you don t accidentally ruin your work. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row. Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles.

Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile.

You should get the shower wall down to the bare studs. Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting.