Do You Tile Shower Floor Or Walls First. I was taught to hang the backerboards over the sand mix base then install the floor best of both worlds, you don't walk/work on floor tiles you set yesterday, and the floor/wall joint looks best. Why should you tile the wall first?
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When a floor or wall adjoins another wall, their will be the possibility of shifting or settling. In the end you install the floor tiles and the last row as you go. Most ceramic tiles are between 1/4 inch to 5/16th inch thick, in modern construction they are glued to water resistant gypsum board 5/8 inch thick, or 1/2 most construction of bathroom walls around the shower or tub area is based on 2x4 studs so total wall thickness may well reach 5 inch thick total, at.
What goes first shower pan or walls?
The tile install begins with a tile backer board foundation. Do i need to tape the panel joints or would just filling them during attaching the tile be sufficient? We never recommend tiling over. The membrane also extends several inches up the walls of the shower framing, creating a waterproof pan.
