How To Put Ceramic Tile On Shower Wall

So if you re looking to put your tiles on a bathroom or kitchen wall be sure you get semi vitreous or impervious tiles.

How to put ceramic tile on shower wall.

Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to apply the mastic adhesive to the wall. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Put on mask and ear protection and as needed mark and cut a panel to fit using an angle grinder. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan 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. Finish tiling the wall cutting the top row to fit as needed as you work on this how to tile a shower project. Measure up from the bottom of the backer board the height of a tile minus 1 2. Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling.

In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. Install a 4 mil plastic vapor barrier according to manufacturer instructions just above the shower pan before installing the cement backer board. Step 1 prepare the wall ceramic tiles can be installed directly on drywall plaster or if they are in moist areas onto green drywall or even better cement backer board. Measure your panels of cement backer board to fit the shower walls on each side.

Make a series of reference marks for the top and bottom tiles image 1 that way you will know how many tiles to put on the wall. This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation. Set the wet saw table to 45 degrees to make miter cuts. Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall.

Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Leave out the row of tiles where the shelf will rest photo 8.

If your shower enclosure walls are not perfectly square or if you plan to install accent tiles the layout of these tiles becomes increasingly important. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles. Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1.

Smooth the cut edge.