Installing Tile Shower Floor Over Concrete

Remember tile and mortar are not waterproof.

Installing tile shower floor over concrete.

Then use a square tool to check that the lines are perpendicular to one another. The curved floor edge trim and facing were site built by the editor df. Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material. Now that you have a reference point you can be sure that the first row of tiles will be properly aligned.

Using concrete mix create a 1 4 per foot slope to the shower drain. It s a little extra work but in the long run we think it. Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete. Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom.

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. Leave the mortar to cure. Test how it will look like by laying the tile without adhesive. The ceramic tile floors shown at left were installed atop of an existing ceramic tile floor lower right and over both concrete and solid core plywood the upper floor level.

Pour a layer of mortar over top of the shower membrane and form the slope down towards the drain hole. Deck mud also known as floor mud or dry pack mortar is a simple mixture of sand portland cement and water. We share tips and tools that make this a lot easier no matter what your skill level. Guide to using floor leveling compounds for setting tile.

How to lay porcelain tile over a concrete floor. Use a chalk line to mark your starting point on the concrete floor. Use spacers for accuracy. 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.

Today s video shares quick tips for how to tile a shower floor. Typical slope for a shower floor is 1 8 to 3 16 inch per foot across. Installing tile directly on concrete.