How to Decorate an Exposed Shower Stall
The stall of your built-in shower is usually made up of a base of cement board, wet rock or some other material that encloses the shower and keeps moisture from getting into the structure of the wall. The covering that you put over that material is what determines the look and feel of the shower. One way to dress it out is to tile the shower stall, the same way you would a wall. See your tile dealer for the correct sealed and glazed tiles to use for shower stalls. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Tape measure
- Level
- Pencil
- Thin set (mortar)
- Notched trowel
- Sealed wall tiles
- Tile spacers
- Tile saw
- Grout
- Grout trowel (rubber)
- Sponge
- Caulk
Instructions
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Measure across the first shower wall and find the middle. Draw a vertical line from top to bottom at the middle, using your pencil and level.
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Spread thin set across the lower portion of the wall, from one end to the other, using your notched trowel. Go from the floor up by about 2 feet.
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Set the bottom course of tiles in place, beginning at the middle line and building out to the sides. Set spacers around the tiles as you hang them, so they’re spaced from the floor and from each other. Cut the tiles at the ends as necessary, using your tile saw.
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Install the second course of tiles above the first, again starting at the middle line and building to the sides. Repeat, working your way up the wall course by course, cutting the tiles at the ends as needed. Use the tile saw to cut around the shower fixtures and other obstructions as needed. Add more thin set as necessary. Do the whole wall and the adjacent walls.
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Let the thin set dry for 12 hours. Pull out the spacers.
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Grout the walls starting at the top and working down. Spreading the grout over the surface with a grout trowel, pressing it into the gaps between the tiles. Wipe up the excess grout with a damp sponge.
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Let the grout set for 48 hours. Lay beads of caulk along the floor where it meets the walls, and up the corners between the walls. Let the caulk set for 24 hours.
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