How To Install Tiles On Shower Floor

Grout the shower walls.

How to install tiles on shower floor.

Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Use a 3 pound sledgehammer to hammer the tile until it s dislodged. Setting the cut pieces. Install your wall tile first so that any unevenness in your shower pan will not be as noticeable.

Setting the mosaic border. Continue chiseling down to the waterproofing membrane. Allow for the thickness of the tile around the drain when floating your shower pan. Set tiles on shower side walls.

Remove the drain cover and place a clean towel or rag into the drain before chiseling along the grout line of the center tiles. Set tiles on shower wall. Use a tile ring to avoid cutting or nipping your tile into a circle around your drain. Complete the shower floor.

Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. 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.