If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it.
Tile shower ceiling or walls first.
Otherwise the best time to install tile on the ceiling is if you are doing an accent wall in the shower and want to extend the tile overhead.
Construct and install shower pan staple same to blocking 3.
Install cbu s to wall over shower pan sealing bottom ends with silicon.
Or difficult to remove mortar drops when tiling the wall.
Float second sloped deck mud 5.
When installing tile on the ceiling you want to install the tile on the shower walls all the way up to the last row before the ceiling as i ve done in these photos.
Float sloped deck mud 2.
Ceilings or walls first 1.
If your bathroom tends to get humid or you are installing a steam shower you should tile the ceiling to help protect it from moisture.
If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor tile.
The key to an exceptional how to tile a shower tiling job is to plan the shower with the actual tile you intend to use.
Use the tile to decide on exact dimensions and positions of benches alcoves and even wall thicknesses so you can use whole tiles as much as possible and minimize cutting.
This may result in cracked tile.
The statuary shower has 3x18 tile running horizontally on the walls and a 6x18 is on the ceiling.