Help shower tiling question!

Aug 17, 2005 8 Replies
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I'm in the process of remodeling my bathroom. I tore out the solid-surface and drywall that was under it. I'm putting in a fiberglass shower pan insert. I'm thinking of using felt, backerboard and then tiling over that.



My question is, the flange of the insert sticks out about 1/3 of an inch. So, I'd have to use furing strips, correct? However, what about the transition from the backerboard to the drywall (about 6' up)? The backboard will be sticking out about 1/3" of an inch. How do I go about this problem?



Thanks for any advice!


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Furr out everything, have a transitional cap tile at the change in materials to give the wall a feeling of more depth, notch the framing so the tile flange is flush with the outside of the studs.

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You can put a flashing over the shower pan lip ( like a Z bar) The Backer should be the same thickness as the sheet rock. Your sheet rock should be

1/2 " They make a 1/2" backer board. Also make sure your shower pan is level, check the floor for level or you first row of tile will look bad .
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Guys, thanks for the responses. I did find this very good explaination on John Bridge's site.

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Yeah thats right. I stopped the hardibacker 1" or so above the edge of the tub flange, and then the tile goes down to ~1/8" from tub edge, and calk.

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Thanks Chester. You know, it really didn't occur to me, until I started looking at the pan. I thought to myself, wait now, if the backboard extends beyond the flange, and I have to fur the studs, the drywall will protrude from the rest of the surrounding drywall.

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