In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first.
Bathroom shower wall tile installation.
Bathroom costs approximately 1 000 1 500 to demo and install new floor tile and tub surround.
Save time by setting several tiles at once.
The average 5 ft.
Make a diagram of each wall to help you decide placement of tiles image 4.
Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall.
This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation.
Sanded grout is difficult to get into small joints so adding non sanded grout helps thin it out so it can be applied more easily and aids application on walls.
When the tile has set mix the grout for the shower walls.
A stand up shower needs twice as much tile which will add on another 2 000 3 000.
On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles.
Border tiles border around field tiles while accent tiles are used to add interest usually intermixed with field tiles.