Tile Shower Pan Or Walls First

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Tile shower pan or walls first.

Here s your supply list. 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. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row.

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. Later patch the holes with kerdi membrane band or kerdi fix. We re going to dive into the details. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it.

Regardless of which you do first always run the floor under the wall tile. This allows you to nail up a level stick to hold the wall tiles. Shower floor or walls first. Installing a shower pan includes many steps such as cementing the floor to create a sturdy base and installing the shower walls.

Carpet knife for thin set removal. Tuscan seamclips blue horseshoe shims 1 16 sponge. Then tile the floor and then last row of the walls. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile.

You could use a score and snap tile cutter or a wet saw with a diamond blade. If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor tile. Always tile the back wall first in a shower tub so that you can hide the grout joints on the sides. 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.

The difference is that the diamond blade saw offers a more precise cut than the score and snap cutter. Just leave off the bottom row. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction.