How To Install Tiles On Shower Floor

Setting the mosaic border.

How to install tiles on shower floor.

Complete the shower floor. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged.

The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof pan. 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. Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane.

Install your wall tile first so that any unevenness in your shower pan will not be as noticeable. Allow for the thickness of the tile around the drain when floating your shower pan. Match the slope on the bottom tiles at the side by taping the bottom tile even with the row above it and scribing the angle with a full tile photo 9. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall.

Set tiles on shower side walls. Complete the shower walls. Use a tile ring to avoid cutting or nipping your tile into a circle around your drain.