Tiling A Basement Shower Floor

We started with the shower floor.

Tiling a basement shower floor. If you love the look of wood but need the convenience of tiles try wood look tiles porcelain and ceramic tile that looks like wood. Bathroom costs approximately 1 000 1 500 to demo and install new floor tile and tub surround. Mop the entire floor area of your basement as any dirt or dust is a potential hazard to the success of your tiling job. After mopping allow your concrete basement floor to completely dry.

A stand up shower needs twice as much tile which will add on another 2 000 3 000. Tiling a floor or a shower is the quintessential diy project. Follow these steps on how to install a tile floor. It protects against moisture and provides a visual contrast to the rest of the house.

Installing a tile floor in all or part of your basement lets you have some fun with design while still quickly covering up existing concrete floors. Installing them was really easy. If you can t do this one then you might as well hang it up. Installing tile directly on concrete.

Or go with the popular backsplash of subway tile behind the kitchen sink and stove for a convenient clean yet modern look. Bob vila won t even look you in the eye if you haven t tiled at least one floor in your life. Since the shower is a potentially hazardous area it is recommended to use only ceramic glazed or tiles. Tile is available in many different sizes and styles and the price range is equally broad.

Installing a tile shower floor is not difficult and will only take one weekend to complete. Step 3 preparing the tiles to be installed. Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material. 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.

Once the shower pan and walls were installed and everything was waterproofed we were able to start tiling. It works great as bathroom floor tile as well as kitchen floor tile.