Tiling Shower Ceiling Or Walls First

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.

Tiling shower ceiling or walls first.

This will let you know where the center of that row is. I explain why this method works soooo easy. My tile guy had a brace system set up while the tiles set to keep them from falling down. Leave out the row of tiles where the shelf will rest photo 8.

Tile the shower wall. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. However professional tilers will disagree with this.

The thassos shower has 6x12 tile running vertically on the walls and has a 1x6 thassos mosaic on the ceiling. Here is an easy way to set your 1st row and the rest going up your wall then lastly the first row is set. If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor tile. You want to minimize the view of corner seams or grout lines since they crack first are usually where cut tiles sharp instead of pillowed or rounded edges are placed.

Side walls should butt over the back wall floor ceiling should butt over all walls. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it. The guy i worked for always said hanging sheetrock painting and tiling top to bottom to keep them from falling off the ceiling wet the backs of the tile first then stick it kind of firmly. The kind that are flat on one end.

The statuary shower has 3x18 tile running horizontally on the walls and a 6x18 is on the ceiling. This is also hugely beneficial if the shower pan ever needs to be replaced. If you are lining up your grout lines rather than installing them diagonally you can then draw lines on your ceiling as guides to where your tiles should be. Set your first tile at the center.

After laying all the mortar its now time to start tiling the shower including the wall and the floor. Finish tiling the wall cutting the top row to fit as needed as you work on this how to tile a shower project. Both showers have 1x2 thassos brick on the floor. 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.

On the walls we used tooth picks in between them to keep them from sliding down. Mark where to set your first row.