Installing A Shower Door Through Porcelain Tile

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Installing a shower door through porcelain tile.

I will be using a mosaic tile on shower floor and one strip going up the back wall. Repeat this process for the wall channel on the opposite wall. Tools for drilling through porcelain tile. Use a inch masonry bit to drill a series of closely spaced holes around the circle.

Place a carpenter s level against the wall jamb and adjust it until the wall piece is plumb. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Use a diamond tip drill bit for porcelain tile.

In this video i mount some safety grab bars on ceramic tile and i show you how to mount them very securely without mounting them into the studs. Today s video shares tips on how to tile a shower wall specifically the main shower wall in a schluter kerdi shower. Follow the steps below to do this project all on your own. Like most diy projects this one starts with a trip to the home.

How to install shower doors on tile. Dealing with glass tile during the installation of a frameless shower door can be a bit challenging but it s nothing you can t handle on your own. I hope you enjoy the video. Measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall.

Use a pencil to mark the mounting hole locations on the wall. Tap inside the outline and be patient as it could take a couple of minutes before the center of the hole breaks free. Step 1 plan for the holes. Mark holes on the wall tile.

Set the tile panels on the side walls with thinset the same way as for the back wall using the starter board. Clean the tile surface with a household cleaner to remove any film or dirt from the tub ledge and tile surfaces where the frame of the. In this video i show you how to tile a shower. To drill through porcelain shower tile use the right method and tools including diamond tip drill bits.