How To Install Ceramic Tile Floor In Shower

Make any cuts you need to for the best tile fit with a wet cut tile saw.

How to install ceramic tile floor in shower.

Setting the mosaic border step 8. Cover the 1 4 inch expansion gap left along the walls. Next drive screws through the floor into the joists. Cut the tiles step 6.

The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof pan. Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles. Use galvanized roofing nails to nail the liner at least 12 up the walls surrounding the shower pan. Set tiles on shower wall step 4.

Mark your cuts first with a wax pencil. 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. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged.

Setting the cut pieces step 7. 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. To finish your project remove the painter s tape from any protected surfaces. How to install tile in a bathroom shower step 1.

Cut out any loose sections of vinyl with a utility knife. Fill the void with thin set using the flat edge of a notched. Add any desired thresholds between your tiled floor and neighboring floors. Scrub the floor with a vinyl floor stripper following the manufacturer s instructions.

Let the liner relax into the pan with no stress where the floor meets the walls. Set tiles on shower side walls step 5. You can do this with either matching bullnose tile trim or wood. Remove the upper half of the drain and install pvc pan liner available at home improvement and tile stores.

Prep the shower space step 2. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall step 3. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane. The stripper will dissolve wax.

With that your tile.