How To Tile A Shower Wall

This will provide a straight edge for the tile to.

How to tile a shower wall. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern. Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting. Rip out any old tile drywall or surrounds that were on the wall.

You should get the shower wall down to the bare studs. Tile shower layout objectives 1. Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs.

Adjust alcove width for full field tiles 4. In our project we brought an old 70s bathroom into classic art deco style. How to tile bathroom walls and shower tub area step 1.

You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile. 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. Draw a leveled line where the bottom of the second row will fall.

Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. Determine how much tile you ll need. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option.

Start by turning off the water to the shower so you don t accidentally ruin your work. Unless you plan to replace the shower pan too leave it in place. Measure each wall area calculating the width times height.