How To Grind Down And Smooth Tile Shower Floor

Photos 1 3 show how to cut a hole for a shower valve.

How to grind down and smooth tile shower floor.

Installing ceramic floor tile is fairly simple until you reach the edges of the room or fixtures such as cabinets pedestal sinks and toilets. Now you are ready to rake the dip. The floors are ground down with a floor or angle grinder fitted with a 50 grit disc followed by a 100 grit 200 grit and. For example peacock slate earns its name by the tile s peacock like spectrum of colors.

Once the edge has been dulled work your way up to 200 grit sandpaper and then 400 grit sandpaper to polish the edge for maximum smoothness. The rougher the edge on the ceramic tile the lower the grit of sandpaper needed to smooth it out. Take a two step approach to cutting smooth semicircular. In drastic cases or poorly installed slate flooring jobs high spots even present a safety hazard.

The preferred method is to pull your mud and lay your tile fresh allowing you to use a beating block 4x6 inch is more than enough using the block and riding at an angle to the tile beat the floor flat. Grinding ceramic tile can be tricky since the hardness is similar to glass and it can crack. However since slate is a naturally occurring building product the surface of the natural stone tends to be more uneven than other stone types. I will stay within the lines that we drew on the floor in tips 1 and 2.

Once the thin set is mixed i then use my tile trowel the notched side to spread the thin set over the dip in the floor. Grinding is typically recommended when the floor cannot be removed. A shower floor is not something you want to do over a hard mud surface. Or remove the tabs with a tile nipper a pliers like biting tool.

Many tile jobs require you to cut one or more large round holes for floor drains or shower valves. Then grind the edges smooth.