Installing Shower Pan And Tile Walls

Put on mask and ear protection and as needed mark and cut a panel to fit using an angle grinder.

Installing shower pan and tile walls.

Be sure the backer board sits on top of the lip of the. The standard installation of a tile redi polyurethane shower pan starts with a framed in shower alcove that is sized for the shower pan. Smooth the cut edge. The space between the top of the shower tile and the ceiling is often painted waterproof drywall.

Begin with the length of the shower. Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. For tile or shower panels drywall goes in first.

In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. In fact tiled shower walls typically rise about 80 inches above floor level. Measure your panels of cement backer board to fit the shower walls on each side. If so adjust your layout to have wider tile on the sides.

What you really want to do is tile the walls starting with the second row and work up from there. And let that dry. For the vertical layout begin your pattern at the top of the wall so there ll be full uncut tile at the top. When putting up your shower walls be sure to follow the proper installation procedures to create a watertight seam between the shower pan and wall.

Screw the shower pan rim into the wall studs using 1 1 4 inch screws through the pre drilled holes. Screw the backer board to. How to install tiled shower walls with a prefab base. Place a sheet of cement backer board against the studs starting with one inside corner.

Center a tile horizontally along the length of the wall and do a quick dry fit to make sure you don t have a lot of tiny tile at the end of the rows. Tiled shower walls receive a significant amount of water but hardly as much water as received by the shower pans. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Press the shower pan base into the mortar adjusting it until the entire base is level.

Meanwhile install your floor tiles to the wall. Screw each panel to the studs using 1 1 4 inch cement board drywall screws. If the subfloor is wood it should receive a layer of cement board to protect the wood from the mortar bed under the pan. Mark the locations of all studs along the top edge of the backer board.

Place cardboard or another material into the shower pan base to protect its surface. The first row near the floor should be reserved using a ledger or other space saver.