How To Tile a Shower Wall

Install wall tile in your shower to update the look of your bathroom. Lowe’s walks you through tiling a shower with this how-to video. Get complete instructions on Lowes.com: http://low.es/1EDAlnh

Difficulty Level: Moderate. If you are not 100% confident tiling, Lowe’s recommends that you hire a professional. Call 1-877-GO-LOWES or visit https://low.es/334Yhid to learn more about installation services through Lowe’s.

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26 Replies to “How To Tile a Shower Wall”

  1. Don't use a stupid ledger board, just start on the first row. Mark a line smaller than the tile so you have the largest cut piece at the ceiling you can. Or at very least waterproof the holes you made with the acrews.never set 12"x24" tile on a brick pattern set it on 70/30 ( stagger 1/3 of the tile. Yes, trowel 1 direction but do it on the back of the tile, not the wall. Flat trowel it on then knock it. Finally, don't ever listen to a box hardware store on how to do anything

  2. Wait… Aren't you supposed to move the tiles in the opposing direction of the trowl lines to break down the thinset?

  3. I think it is important to back butter the tile in order to get 100% grab. Once you place the tile on the wall, slightly move the tile left and right or up and down to spread.

  4. Wrong wet applications need 90% coverage back buttering should be done to make sure you achieve this. This looks like this was waterproofed with a 2 ply roll on membrane which is also needed in a wet application. Schluter is also another one faster install and less down time then the roll on membrane.

  5. Not near enough thinset either. When she pulled that tile off to look at the back, the entire back of it should have been covered. The grooves created in the thin set should folder over and fill the space between when the tile is set in place. This creates complete coverage on the back of the tile. The only reason the grooved trowel is used is to establish a consistent thin set depth.

  6. nothing better than having a 1 inch or 2 inch tile in the corner where everyone will notice it…….

  7. There are so many things wrong with this.

    Please don't install shower tile using this tutorial.

  8. Dont be fooled 4 years at Penn College of Construction, and u can do this too

  9. After 4 years at Penn State College of building Construction, she should be this good

  10. Ha I like how shes says: "check out how different this looks" as opposed to check out how good this looks with these tiny pieces of tile on the ends like I said not to do in the previous video.

  11. Too many steps have been missed in this tutorial. These tiles are too large and heavy not to be back buttered. In addition they should be washed before thin set is applied. The tile will literally suck the moisture out of the mortar. When the back buttered tile is applied, it should be moved slightly when set to the wall. This allows for the best adhesion. We are looking for 100% coverage.
    There is a high possibility that these tiles will literally fall off the wall, if this technique is used.

  12. I like the pink, but I'm a girl. If I lived there by myself, I would have kept the pink😁

  13. I don't get that waterproofing paint. How is the thin set supposed to adhere to the cement board with that barrier?

  14. Eww! Commercial work looks crappy, those corners are horrible, won't take such..always even the the tile by doing a good math from the center..Nice tiles though 🙄

  15. these short videos are great for people like me who have ADD and wan… ooo whats that?

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