How To Install Bathroom Shower Walls

Put the grab bar on the wall and tighten the screws with a screwdriver.

How to install bathroom shower walls.

Make sure that trim pieces cover any exposed holes. If the wall is not tiled use the heaviest wood screws that will fit into the holes in the grab bar. Let the adhesive dry then grout the tile with a grout that matches the original tile. You don t need to use a backer board in the entire bathroom just in the wet shower area.

In our project we used white subway tiles in the field areas and green glass tile as an accent border for the shower area and walls. Everything you need to know to install a direct to stud shower enclosure. Now dry fit the enclosure. In our project one wall is 31 and the other is 36.

Follow the instructions included with your grab bar kit. Set the cleaned tiles into the adhesive bed aligning the grout joints with the existing tile. Install the backer board. Install the shower handle showerhead and tub spout according to the manufacturer s instructions.

Make a diagram of each wall to help you decide placement of tiles image 4. Choose a backer board that s the same thickness as the drywall so you have a seamless transition from one to the other. Do not grout between the bottom row of tiles and the shower pan or floor. Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board.

Place a piece of cardboard in the shower base to protect the finish. If the wall is tiled stick in the wall anchors and hammer them to be flush with the wall. Along the studs mark the top edge of the base on all three sides. Before you lay the field tile determine where the accent and border tiles will go.

Caulk around the top of the shower the seams between panels the sides and the bottom where the walls meet the tub. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts.

Use plastic spacers between tiles to maintain uniform grout lines. Put the back shower wall in position locking the bottom tabs into the base. Allow the adhesive to dry for 24 hours before applying caulk to your enclosure. Measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door.