Installing Large Tile On Shower Walls

Once demolition of the old tile is complete install a cement backer board in the shower area.

Installing large tile on shower walls.

Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row. The tiles come in different sizes. The weight of a large format stone tile can cause it to sag or slip during installation on the wall. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side.

Install full piece tiles first and fill in with cut pieces as you go or install them at the end. Before applying your tile to the wall decide on the layout and orientation of your tile by positioning the tiles on the floor. If you wait to install the cut pieces use a notched trowel to scrape the thinset from the wall so it doesn t dry before. Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.

In our project we used crema marfil an italian tumbled marble tile. If you re using a large tile e g. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. But again the choice is yours to make.

We ll deep dive into layout industry g. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. Once demolition of the old tile is complete install a cement backer board in the shower area image 1. Having a flat or plumb substrate is also critical.

Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Set the first two tiles in place on either side of the vertical line under the horizontal line. 12 24 inches we recommend trying a tile leveling system and using 1 16 clips. Bathroom course ht.

What s the best way to tile a shower wall. Put one quarter inch spacers between and under the tiles to separate them from the floor. Use a starter board as. Step 5 hang the rest of the bottom row of tiles in the same manner working your way out toward the edges putting spacers between and below all of them.

Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched. Match the slope on the bottom tiles at the side by taping the bottom tile even with the row above it and scribing the angle with a full tile photo 9. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds. Stagger large format tiles in thirds.

Today s video shares tips on how to tile a shower wall specifically the main shower wall in a schluter kerdi shower. If this tolerance isn t met lippage can occur. The tiles come in different sizes pre spaced. Again the maximum tolerance is 1â 8 inch in 10 feet.