Shower Room - Tile first or afterwards?

Hoploz

We've had 2 plumbers in to quote for the job of fitting the shower, wc and basin in our new, recently-built room. We're going to do our own tiling. One said to tile first, the other said tile afterwards, so which is best?

It is mainly the shower area I am bothered about for obvious reasons.

Many thanks for any replies x

andy69_2

TILE FIRST deffinetly because you will get a nicer finish around the toilet and sink etc, if they tile last, they will have to cut the tiles round the bottom of the toilet etc and wont look as good! I have always tiles first :O)

Hoploz

Ooops just realised I didn't say, it is the walls we're tiling, not the floor

andy69_2

Same applies, I would tile first!x

wallbash

First and afterwards

In your case it looks like best to tile first ,

But if you were installing a bath , you tile down to a bath, makes the 'seal' better.
Also if you were installing an insert basin ( a worktop ! ) you would tile down to the worktop.
Shower ( this is the problem ) trays , same idea , tile down.
But shower enclosures are installed 'on' tiles .

So when DIY I install tray , then tile , then enclosure.

The advantages of DIY .

Bet this is not that helpful :rotfl:

Doozergirl

Exactly what wallbash said. Shower tray in first, then tile everything. Then install everything else.

If the whole wall was being tiled then we'd put the basin on after the tiles. If it's just a splashback then we'd tile after putting the basin on.

wallbash

A solution

quote ... new, recently-built room.

Could you install the tray yourself ?? Your worry , its that trap/waste
But if you have recently built room . no floor covering , have you floor boards or is it sheets. If boards could you cut , therefore allowing plumber to install waste from below ?

Now to the shower itself ,exposed or concealed ?

Hoploz

Wallbash you're getting far too ahead for us! We are not great DIY-ers, but my hubby is good at tiling. Although he'll turn his hand to most things to have a go, this is a job that needs to be right so we've arranged the professionals!

The floor is down and it's chipboard so will have to be left alone, with the waste above. But we're having an exposed shower as that'll be best if it ever goes wrong I think.

wallbash

If hubby can tile , he can use a spirit level
And thats all you would have needed to install the tray.
But admit you would not have been so confident in the waste,

Ps I went for the exposed look , for my en-suite last spring