How To Tile A Shower Wall With A Shower Pan

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 a shower wall with a shower pan.

You should be aware the shower floor is slightly sloped to ensure that water runs into the drain. Tiling a shower floor is pretty similar to tiling the shower wall. 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. A leaky shower pan will lead to many problems involving mold and or rot and is a nightmare to correct usually needing to gut the shower and start over to get it right.

Fiberglass shower pans are frequently installed with tiled walls in the shower. Place tile spacers flat side down along the shower base where it meets the shower base flange. In the latter the bottom edge of the fiberglass wall overlaps the top edge or lip of the shower pan. That way if you do have to cut tile to fit they ll be at the bottom where the tub or shower pan might be slightly out of level.

If you plan to cut the bottom row of tile start your installation with the second row. Temporarily place tiles along the wall sitting on top of the tile spacers. This is not true for tiled shower walls however where the pan does not fit under the tiles. This will give you a 1 2 overlap over the tile lip on your shower pan.

In this article and the video above you ll learn exactly how to install tile in a shower around a tub or around a shower pan and do it like a pro. The tile shower pan is the most essential component of your diy tile shower project to get correct. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Measure up from the bottom of the backer board the height of a tile minus 1 2.

The first step of understanding how to tile a shower is preparing your work area. Follow steps for tiling a shower wall. Wear heavy duty work gloves and remove the tile and backer board down to the studs. Leave the shower pan in place if possible covering it with a blanket or towel to prevent damage.

Remove all shower accessories and hardware. Begin removal by taking off the shower surround walls to gain access to the shower pan which fits under the shower surround walls. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. Tiling a shower is an advanced project but it can be done by any experienced diyer with the right approach and information.