Take off the covering over your shower drain and stuff a rag into the drain (or cover it with tape) itself to prevent debris from falling in.

How to retile your shower. Rough up the existing tile. Remove the tile adhesive by. Coat the back of each tile with a layer of thinset.

Mark the top edge of the tile onto the cement backerboard on the walls. Begin by shutting off the water supply to avoid spraying water all over yourself. For this you can use tools that are specifically for removing grout or a putty knife to get rid of the grout that is holding the existing tiles.

Remove all the existing shower tiles. Remove the old shower and shower handle. Liz lichtenberger october 21st, 2013.

Putting in the finishing touches. Take off the covering over your shower drain and stuff a rag into the drain (or cover it with tape) itself to prevent debris from falling in. Once you have all the tiles removed from the shower floor, you will want to inspect the floor base.

As it leaks into your porous backer material it gets to your studs and causes them to get waterlogged, grow mold and. Helping you plan your home improvement project, from start to finish This cracked or broken grout easily allows water to leak through.

This is that on the first day, you will attach the tiles and allow the. Once you have removed all of the tiles, check the base floor of your shower for any tile adhesives. Work your way out from the center of the wall.