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How to tile your shower wall.
Use tile nippers or a hole saw designed for tile to cut curves.
Use bullnose for exposed edges or you can use trim pieces.
Make the cement board flush with the tile lip of your shower pan by using shims behind the board to bring it out to the desired thickness.
How to tile and grout a bathroom wall.
Add some seam tape between the panels as well.
Prep the shower area for tile layout to start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to seal it image 1.
Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door.
Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board.
Again make sure to choose the right size based on your tile.
Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles.
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If the shower base is uneven tiles will.
In our project one wall is 31 and the other is 36.
Unless you plan to replace the shower pan too leave it in place.
Use 100 silicone caulk to seal the seams between the panels and then apply the silicone behind the board on the stud.
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Attach a straight board to the backer board along the line.
Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk.
This will provide a straight edge for the tile to.
Use a tile cutter to just score the length of the tile and press firmly to cut.
Use spacers between the tile to make sure the gaps are consistent.
Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting.
Just be sure to get the correct size seamclip for your tile.
12 24 inches we recommend trying a tile leveling system and using 1 16 clips.
Begin the bathroom tile installation with the second row up from the bottom.
Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts.
Rip out any old tile drywall or surrounds that were on the wall.
You should get the shower wall down to the bare studs.
Push your tile firmly into place.
Draw a leveled line where the bottom of the second row will fall.