How To Tile A Shower Surround

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How to tile a shower surround. For a shower enclosure extend the tile and the backerboard at least 6 inches above the showerhead. Mark the layout lines. Layout your tile pattern on the cardboard template. You will need.

For a tub surround only install the backerboard and tile 12 inches above the tub. Step by step instructions. Trowel on the tile mastic. Check shower stud walls no stud wall is made the same.

Start at the intersection of the two layout lines and. This is critical particularly on these first few tiles because they will be the foundation for laying the rest of the tiles. Two 5 gallon buckets for mixing mortar and grout drill with a universal mixing paddle two large sponges large putty knife grout float trowel level marker tile saw we rented ours from the home depot. Tiling around a tub overview.

Place a 4 foot level vertically horizontally and diagonally on studs to check their plumb and level. Leave a 1 8 gap between panels and then a very small space between the shower pan and the bottom of the backer so that the two don t squeak by rubbing together. How to attach tile to drywall above a shower surround step 1. How to tile shower surround walls when building a home flexibility is key.

This was a hard concept for me to grasp the first 200 times there was a delay. Place your first tile in the thinset pressing firmly and with even pressure. To help hide the awkward appearance of an out of level tub make the bottom row of tiles at least three fourths of a tile high. Use a level along the top edge of the tile to make sure you re starting out square.

This gives you a visual idea of what the tile will look like. I used a laser level to get everything level and centered. Use a hole saw with a carbide bit to cut the holes where the shower head and handles would come through. To tile around a tub or shower start by measuring the height of the back wall from the lip of.