Tile Shower Pan Or Walls First

The difference is that the diamond blade saw offers a more precise cut than the score and snap cutter.

Tile shower pan or walls first.

Always tile the back wall first in a shower tub so that you can hide the grout joints on the sides. Then tile the floor and then last row of the walls. Here s your supply list. Tuscan seamclips blue horseshoe shims 1 16 sponge.

For tile or shower panels drywall goes in first. Later patch the holes with kerdi membrane band or kerdi fix. Regardless of which you do first always run the floor under the wall 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.

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. 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. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it.

Installing a shower pan includes many steps such as cementing the floor to create a sturdy base and installing the shower walls. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched. This may result in cracked tile. Just leave off the bottom row.

Therefore the pan must be installed first. 1 4 1 4 1 4 square notched trowel. Or difficult to remove mortar drops when tiling the wall. If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor tile.

Carpet knife for thin set removal. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. This allows you to nail up a level stick to hold the wall tiles. You could use a score and snap tile cutter or a wet saw with a diamond blade.