Tiling Shower Walls

Add up the wall areas and add 10 so you have extra tile for mistakes or future repairs.
Tiling shower walls. We prefer tiling the shower floor first then the shower walls. Beginners guide tutorial for the diy enthusiast. Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk.
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. Determine how much tile you ll need. For our shower we chose a running bond pattern.
How to tile and grout a bathroom wall. Once only the bottom row is remaining remove the support board. Avoid having the bottom of the tile flush with the bottom edge of the cement board.
Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles. Measure and cut tile pieces to fit the bottom row. That way the gap along the shower floor perimeter which should be at least 1 8 is covered by the wall tile.
Periodically check the tile line with a level to be sure they are straight. Including application of adhesive grout edging strip and cutting. You ll need a design plan before you start attaching the tile.