Tile Shower Walls Diy

In our project we brought an old 70s bathroom into classic art deco style.

Tile shower walls diy.

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. We removed a wall where an old. Measure your panels of cement backer board to fit the shower walls on each side. Put on mask and ear protection and as needed mark and cut a panel to fit using an angle grinder.

Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. 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. Beginners guide tutorial for the diy enthusiast. How to tile bathroom walls and shower tub area step 1.

Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. How to prep a shower wall for tile begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. Smooth the cut edge. How to tile and grout a bathroom wall.

Also if you re tiling a ceiling in the shower x77 is a fantastic option. Screw each panel to the studs using 1 1 4 inch cement board drywall screws. Nobody wants a tile to fall of the ceiling and hurt someone or crack a shower pan tile. Finish tiling the wall cutting the top row to fit as needed as you work on this how to tile a shower project.

Leave out the row of tiles where the shelf will rest photo 8.