How To Lay Ceramic Tile Shower Floor

Determine tile layout if using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first.

How to lay ceramic tile shower floor. How to tile and grout a bathroom floor. Grout the shower walls. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.

Complete the shower floor. Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Take all your measurements and do a dry run to lay the tiles out before getting started. Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space.

Keep a supply of wax rings on hand if you plan to reinstall the toilet at the end of each day. Setting the cut pieces. In this beginners tutorial i show how to set out your tiles how to cut and lay tiles how to mix and apply adhesive. Complete the shower walls.

Cut the tiles and dry fit them again to ensure a snug fit. Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. Set tiles on shower side walls. Lay the tiles down on a dry surface to see where you need to make cuts and how everything fits together.

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. Set tiles on shower wall. Setting the mosaic border. 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.