How To Install Tiles On Shower Floor

Set tiles on shower wall.

How to install tiles on shower floor.

Install your wall tile first so that any unevenness in your shower pan will not be as noticeable. Use a tile ring to avoid cutting or nipping your tile into a circle around your drain. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane.

Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles. 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. Set tiles on shower side walls. Complete the shower floor.

Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing creating a waterproof 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. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged.

Setting the mosaic border. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. Complete the shower walls.