How To Install Bathroom Shower Walls

Place a piece of cardboard in the shower base to protect the finish.

How to install bathroom shower walls.

Do not grout between the bottom row of tiles and the shower pan or floor. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Make a diagram of each wall to help you decide placement of tiles image 4.

Allow the adhesive to dry for 24 hours before applying caulk to your enclosure. If the wall is not tiled use the heaviest wood screws that will fit into the holes in the grab bar. Make sure that trim pieces cover any exposed holes. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board.

Put the back shower wall in position locking the bottom tabs into the base. Let the adhesive dry then grout the tile with a grout that matches the original tile. In our project one wall is 31 and the other is 36. Use plastic spacers between tiles to maintain uniform grout lines.

Follow the instructions included with your grab bar kit. Install the shower handle showerhead and tub spout according to the manufacturer s instructions. You don t need to use a backer board in the entire bathroom just in the wet shower area. Before you lay the field tile determine where the accent and border tiles will go.

Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Along the studs mark the top edge of the base on all three sides. Caulk around the top of the shower the seams between panels the sides and the bottom where the walls meet the tub. Install the backer board.

Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Put the grab bar on the wall and tighten the screws with a screwdriver. If the wall is tiled stick in the wall anchors and hammer them to be flush with the wall. Choose a backer board that s the same thickness as the drywall so you have a seamless transition from one to the other.

Now dry fit the enclosure. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. Everything you need to know to install a direct to stud shower enclosure. Shower area prep dry fitting the shower making plumbing holes installing the base installing the panels caulking and sealing and finishing exposed walls.