How To Tile A Shower Wall
It s not cheap but a great option for tile walls.
How to tile a shower wall. Mapei also makes flexcolor cq which stands for colored quartz. 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. Required tools for this shower tile project. Then pick your shower tile and use this guide for step by step instructions on how to tile a shower.
Have the necessary tools for this how to tile a shower diy project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration. Tiling a shower is a diy project that you can usually accomplish in a few days with the right tools and equipment. Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles.
Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. Mapei s keracolor u is an unsanded grout. Give your shower an update with new tile. Save time by setting several tiles at once.
Black accent tiles image 5 were intermixed in the floor field tiles. In our project we used white subway tiles in the field areas and green glass tile as an accent border for the shower area and walls. We used it for the shower in our video because the tiles are glazed porcelain and we didn t want them to be scratched. In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first.
Plus we found a color from mapei that worked well with the tile.