Tips For Tiling A Shower – No Words Barred

These expands upon my earlier post laying out a full shopping list for tiling a shower .

Tiling A Tub Surround:

Start By Setting your lazer level up on a jack pole like this one:

Set the lazer up so that the line is slightly below the first tile

Start with the back wall so that your grout joints are not visible from outside the shower. Take the First tile and use the lazer to mark it for cutting:

Flip the tile upside down so you are marking the bottom of the tile. Mark on either end where along the lazer line.

Next transfer the line to the front of the tile:

Take a tile pen and mark on the sides and then use a T square to draw a full line on the front of the tile

Cut the tile along the line:

Helpful tips & Tricks:

Buy good tile cutting tools. My preferred Saws are the:
- iQTS244™ Dry Cut Tile Saw
- MASTERPIUMA P3 manual tile cutter
Use the manual tile cutter to make all the straight cuts and use the IQ to make any un-even cuts, plunge cuts, or really just any of the tricky cuts.
Keep a bucket an a wet sponge near you while gluing the tiles down, wipe the edges of the tiles before you put them up.
Cut the small holes for the shower and tub faucets with a diamond tip whole saw blade.
Get a 2nd person to back butter the tiles while you lay the glue on the wall
Use a Speed square and T-Square to help you make accurate marks on your tiles.
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