How To Lay Ceramic Tile Shower Floor

Complete the shower walls.

How to lay ceramic tile shower floor.

Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Set tiles on shower side walls. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. Setting the mosaic border.

First get the toilet out of your way. Complete the shower floor. Setting the cut pieces. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.

Right before you re ready wipe the concrete shower pan with a damp sponge to remove any remaining dust which could prevent the thinset from adhering. Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. Keep a supply of wax rings on hand if you plan to reinstall the toilet at the end of each day. Determine tile layout if using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first.

In this beginners tutorial i show how to set out your tiles how to cut and lay tiles how to mix and apply adhesive. How to tile and grout a bathroom floor. Grout the shower walls. Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space.

Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. To prepare the floor you ll need to lay fiberglass or cement backer board as a base then apply a leveling compound to even out any holes or divets. When you re ready to lay the tile you ll need to start from the exact center of the floor and lay the tile in lines toward either wall leaving a small space between each tile. Take all your measurements and do a dry run to lay the tiles out before getting started.