Installing Penny Tile On Shower Floor

I have a pre made tile redi shower pan in place.

Installing penny tile on shower floor.

Before tiling a shower be sure the drain and sub floor are properly seal. Do not trust internet photos. Install a penny tile floor in place and push it by hand to ensure good adhesion. We got our tile from the tile shop no freebies we paid for it.

About ready to lay penny tile on my shower floor. But if you re thinking of installing a tile shower floor you ve got some decisions to make when it comes to your method of installation. Made the cut tile with a knife or scissors as needed around a penny. Just google image search bad penny tile installation and you ll see what i m talking about.

I chose to start in the corner up against the bathtub. The tile shop had by far the best price and fast and excellent service. Do not cut a penny. If your next bathroom remodel includes a tub or prefab fiberglass shower base then the installation is going to be pretty straightforward.

All three of these methods will result in a professional quality. Here s the method that worked best for us on our penny tile backsplash we did an entire wall in one part of the kitchen. 3 popular choices for a custom shower pan. But since penny tile doesn t really have seam lines you don t have to worry about starting in the center of the room.

Follow these tips for installing round penny tile and this project will not fall in your top three or even ten most difficult projects. Four things i learned installing penny tile 1. As you are laying the sheets you want to make sure to avoid laying them in a way that shows the line where one sheet ends and the other begins. Normally when installing tile you d find the center of the room and begin laying tiles on either side making sure that the layout is symmetrical.

Move to the left or right apply glue to the floor set the tile and press place. Continue until penny tile flooring. It s a typical size shower floor 3 x 5.