How To Tile Shower Stall Walls

Grout is vital for holding your shower tile firmly in place.

How to tile shower stall walls.

If so adjust your layout to have wider tile on the sides. Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Leave out the row of tiles where the shelf will rest photo 8. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction.

For tile spaced less than 1 8 inch apart use unsanded grout. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row.

Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. Center a tile horizontally along the length of the wall and do a quick dry fit to make sure you don t have a lot of tiny tile at the end of the rows. We ll deep dive into layout industry g. Finish tiling the wall cutting the top row to fit as needed as you work on this how to tile a shower project.

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. As grout comes in a variety of colors you should have also decided on a grout color that suits your tile. Today s video shares tips on how to tile a shower wall specifically the main shower wall in a schluter kerdi shower. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top.