How Do You Install Bathroom Shower Tile?
While tiling a shower stall, you have to think about a few additional things compared to tiling a regular wall. Since you’re likely to have to cut the tiles to fit around the faucets and other obstructions, you’ll need a wet saw instead of a straight-cut tile cutter. You’ll need a waterproof base behind the tiles, so install cement board, not drywall, before tiling. You’ll have to seal the grout against moisture and caulk the corners, rather than grouting them. A professional should install your shower based before you tile the wall. Use your level and pencil to mark a level line horizontally along the bottom of one wall of the shower, up from the shower floor by the height of a tile plus 1/4 inch. (Example: If you’re using tiles that are 5 inches tall, the level line should be 5 1/4 inches up from the shower floor.) Mark a vertical line from the bottom to the top of the shower wall, right in the center. Spread thinset mortar along the bottom of the wall, high enough to accommodate a r
