- 1). Divide one shower wall in half vertically, using your pencil and level. Lay thinset mortar all along the bottom of the wall, just above the tub, making the mortar line a little higher than the height of a tile.
- 2). Press your first two tiles into place in the mortar, on either side of vertical line. (You should still be able to see the line through the mortar.) Add more tiles, working your toward the edges of the wall and cutting the end tiles on your tile cutter as needed. The nubs on the sides of the tiles will keep them spaced from each other, and will create a space along the top rim of the tub.
- 3). Spread more mortar up the wall, pressing in more tiles in a grid pattern, using the vertical line as your starting point for each row. Use your tile nippers to trim the tiles around any tub fixtures in the walls as needed. (The flanges on the fixtures will cover the edges of the cuts.)
- 4). Tile the whole wall. Repeat for each wall. Let the mortar set for day.
- 5). Lay grout over each wall, spreading it over the tile face with your grout trowel and pressing it into the spaces between, then wiping up the excess off the surface with a damp sponge. Don't grout the space between the tiles and the tub.
- 6). Give the grout a day to set. Lay a smooth, unbroken bead of silicone caulk in the space between the tiles and the tub. Let the caulk set for a day.
- 7). Use a small paintbrush to apply grout sealant over the grout lines.
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