How To Tile A Shower Wall With Large Tiles
Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts.
How to tile a shower wall with large tiles. Plan your tile layout so that it doesn t leave you with less than 2 inches of tile on the bottom or top. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect. This shower tile is 12 x 24 inches and we decided to have 6 inch pieces on the bottom and top.
Use 100 silicone caulk to seal the seams between the panels and then apply the silicone behind the board on the stud. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation. A popular small tile option is glass mosaic tile and it can be used behind the tub as the vanity backsplash or as shelving in the shower.
Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds. Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile. Add some seam tape between the panels as well.
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. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side.
Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. It is best to balance extra large tile on shower walls by incorporating small and midsize tile into the design. Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling.