How To Tile A Shower Floor On Concrete Slab

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How to tile a shower floor on concrete slab.

We share tips and tools that make this a lot easier no matter what your skill level. When working with the wet concrete strike it gently with the flat side of the trowel to help bring the moisture to the surface and smooth out the concrete. The tile i purchased was porcelain from southeastern salvage and it was 88 cents sf for the tile for the shower walls and 1 99 for the tile for the floor. Whether you ll be installing tile over your shower s concrete floor or leaving it bare you will need to use a mixture called deck mud to form the shower s base.

How to tile a shower over a concrete slab. Using concrete mix create a 1 4 per foot slope to the shower drain. Pour the concrete and spread it out with a trowel. To properly install tile over concrete the bathroom slab floor needs to be smooth and level.

Tile floors do not require as much care and cleaning as porcelain or fiberglass. Tiled shower floors are visually appealing as well as hygienic. The height of the concrete should gently slope from 2 1 2 around the outside of the form to 1 1 4 near the drain. Remember tile and mortar are not waterproof.

Then in the guest bath i just did a white subway which was 2 19 sf for the regular ones and the bullnose trim ones were 2 19 each. Pre slope is required in order to allow water collected on the shower membrane to drain into the weep holes of your shower drain assembly.