Tile Shower Pan Or Walls First

Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile.

Tile shower pan or walls first.

This will create a small lip at the bottom of the shower walls where tiles or an acrylic surround would bump out leaving a gap. Therefore the pan must be installed first. Here s your supply list. The difference is that the diamond blade saw offers a more precise cut than the score and snap cutter.

Regardless of which you do first always run the floor under the wall tile. Tuscan seamclips blue horseshoe shims 1 16 sponge. Then tile the floor and then last row of the walls. This may result in cracked tile.

If your shower pan is not level then the level line you created to mark the top of the first row will mean that some of your tiles need to be cut. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. For tile or shower panels drywall goes in first. Shower floor or walls first.

Later patch the holes with kerdi membrane band or kerdi fix. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it. Or difficult to remove mortar drops when tiling the wall. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched.

Just leave off the bottom row. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row. Installing a shower pan includes many steps such as cementing the floor to create a sturdy base and installing the shower walls. You could use a score and snap tile cutter or a wet saw with a diamond blade.

Carpet knife for thin set removal. 1 4 1 4 1 4 square notched trowel. Always tile the back wall first in a shower tub so that you can hide the grout joints on the sides. We re going to dive into the details.