A Shower with Ceramic Tile Shows Its Beauty and Power
Tiling a shower with ceramic tile has other benefits like prevention from humidity, dust mite growth and fungi. The ceramic tiles, particularly the glazed range provide extra benefits with the guarantee of waterproofing and natural resistance from chemical and biological agents.
For tiling a shower with ceramic tile you need immense arduousness and patience. Your effort and dedication will help finish your work with impressive finesse.
Tiling The Shower Walls
Tiling a shower with ceramic tile requires you to go about the job in a planned manner. The first step is all about laying the foundation for the shower walls. Backerboards, such as WonderBoard or Durock cement board, will be ideal for the walls. Being resistant to water, they will best meet the standards as base for installing ceramic tiles to high-moisture areas.
Backerboards can easily be installed directly on walls and fixed firmly to wall studs and ceiling beams with the help of hot-dipped galvanized nails or galvanized wood screws. Once the backerboards are well set, you need to cover all the joints with fiberglass mesh tape. Apply a coating of latex thin-set or an adhesive mortar before going ahead with installing the ceramic tiles.
Tiling The Shower Floor
Start with pre-sloping the floor. Apply a sheet of mortar to the floor forming a gentle slope from the shower wall border to the center of the floor where the outlet exists. Thus the flow of water is directed towards the outlet.
When the pre-slope of the shower is fully set, prepare for the installation of a shower pan membrane liner, which is a flexible plastic liner. This shower pan plastic liner is placed below the layer of tiles and mortars to channel the water seeping through floor grouts, to the shower drains below.
You will need to lay the pan membrane liner at the base of the shower area and secure it to the sides of the shower wall frame using nails. You will also need to cut out a slit in the membrane to slot in the adjustable shower drain assembly.
Its time to place the floor backer boards. Apply a last coat of mortar for a strong base. Now, you enter the final stage of tiling a shower with ceramic tile. Be watchful about maintaining the right level and balance while installing the ceramic tiles. The centering of the layout is vital for your plan. After the tiles and floor grout is cured successfully, tune the shower drain assembly fittingly.
Now its time for you to take a stimulating bath in your revamped shower and refresh up from the toil and hard work.
