How Do You Put Tiles On Existing Shower Pans?
A shower pan is the structure of cement around the drain of your shower. The biggest trick to tiling a shower pan is to work around the drain, so it’s a good idea to use small tiles (4 inches across or less) because it is easier to traverse the sloped angle of the floor. Plan on being without use of the shower for one week, because of the curing time of the mortar and grout. Use your level and pencil to divide the shower floor into four sections. Run the lines right over the drain, which will often (but not always) be at the intersection in the middle. Lay your tiles, without mortar, around the drain, using the lines as guides and spacing the tiles 1/8-inch from each other. Set the tiles that will go directly around the drain so that they partly cover it. Use your pencil to trace the shape of the drain on the tops of the tiles, setting the lines so they are about a quarter inch out from the drain. Cut the tiles for the edge of the drain on your wet saw. Spread thinset mortar around the
