How to Tile a Shower Curb [Schluter Shower Curb Tile Installation]

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This video will show you how to tile a shower curb step-by-step! This shower curb tile installation was performed on a Schluter / Kerdi shower curb using 12"x24" tile. This video will show you step-by-step how to:
1. Dry fit the shower curb with tile.
2. How to cut tile to fit along the sides and top of the shower curb.
3. How to cut and install tile edging / trim.
4. How to mix thinset and apply it to the tiles.
5. How to set the tiles on the curb and complete the installation.
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This is Episode 7 in my bathroom Remodel Series in which I took my dated half-bath and completely converted it into a full bathroom.
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[@GeneNagel1968]

I believe the reason why your tiles are coming out kind of ragged on the edges after you cut is because you're cutting upside down. If you flip to tie all over you should get a much cleaner cut.

[@tracypaletti5880]

Or new better diamond blade- or both!

[@jacobwillow050]

Ok, here we go; 1. Never cut tiles upside-down. 2. If you have an old blade or tiles are chipping, use masking tape on the tile face and mark the line on it and with that finishes the perfect cut. Cheers!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

You are spot on with these - Lesson learned for next time. Thanks for watching!

[@DebKiwi]

I was wondering about that but Andrew’s tiles turned out well. Why shouldn’t you cut tile upside down?

[@FareedHameed]

@@DebKiwi The blade of the tile saw rotates towards you. If you're cutting the tile upside down, the blade enters the tile through the top face (in this case since the tile is upside down, it's the bottom, unfinished side), and exits the tile through the bottom face (in this case the top, finished side). The face where the blade is exiting, there is more probability to chip the tile out i.e. blowout

[@marcopoulin1897]

@@FareedHameedcut outside down only with glass tiles

[@kevinbrasington1571]

No Styrofoam in a shower, only in coolers.

[@remnant3333]

If you don't make a 5% incline towards the shower the water will just sit on top of the tile on threshold and water will not drain from top of tile because you made it even. You must take a small level and make sure the bubble is just a hair past the middle towards the shower so the water will drain properly. Otherwise your tile will have to be replaced quicker.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good point Mary! I show that within the video, but it is very crucial for any shower curb installation. Thanks for watching!

[@jimjune6005]

I measured the schluter angle and it was 2 degrees. Not arguing and not an expert…just saying.

[@StarrTile]

Like others said, cutting upside down not good...@3:33 you could use a rubbing stone to hide the chipped tile

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Agree - Lesson learned. Appreciate the feedback! I will pick up a rubbing/sanding stone for my next tile project for sure!

[@pulper11]

I enjoyed the video. Well done. A couple suggestions. First (and a small one) is to check your tiles after putting them into the thinset to make sure you have good coverage or if you’d have to adjust the trowel size. Perhaps you did do this - I just didn’t see it. Also I’m a beginner so take this with a grain of salt. Second, Schluter is adamant about not mitering your profiles. At least for the niche. I believe it’s bc it creates sharp and a point edge but I’m not sure. However during their online education they stressed this at least three or four times. It should be a butt joint type. I’m not sure about this when doing your curb but I would assume that it’s the same thing. If you know of different information please let me know. Again, well done video.

[@kylebaysa7544]

Do you have to use a shouter curb? Can I use a cheaper alternative?

[@DavidKlausa]

Using three 2x4s is a common way to do it. Just make sure the PVC liner from the shower pan goes all the way over the curb.

[@PhillyPianst]

Looks like you did not use Schluter profile pieces for the edging? If not, why not? Your videos are very well done!

[@kingpredator4998]

But he’s cutting the tile in the wrong side, always the correct thing to cut the tile is from the face tile,

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

You are absolutely right - you should always cut the face side of the tile to avoid tile chipping. Thanks for watching.

[@nunyabisnis1448]

Is that a bifolding shower door or did I see something wrong optical illusion?

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Yep, that a Bifold. I have a video on my channel of the installation process if you are looking to install one yourself. Thanks for watching!

[@rollogic2988]

Nice work! You can always get one of those tile files or tile sanding stone to help clean your edges up if they chip. Also, the ANSI recommendation for for combing Thinset is to be perpendicular to the length of the tile, meaning don't comb the Thinset the same direction the longer length of the tile. Probably not a big deal just pointing that out. Also, how you working barefoot!? lol End result look great and professional.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good Tips! I definitely need to get one of those sanding stones for my next tile project. Thanks for watching!

[@cfitzeo]

@@AndrewThronImprovements Loving the "barefootedness" and the tile job, as well. My design co is Barefoot Empty Nest. Do most of my work barefoot :)

[@Channel405tv]

Looking to see if anyone is suggesting a polishing stone/file to clean up chipped edges, but yeah, best practice is to keep finish side ip

[@lukeyoung5299]

Looks good. I would have done the wall first then the curb so that your corner trim pieces butt up to the tile on the wall nice and clean vs how you did it. Now your wall tile will wrap around the metal trim and won’t look near as clean. Nice design though!

[@user-pwfus]

Great job however big no no on having a grout line in the middle of your shower curb, Next time use a full piece of the same tile or even better buy a curb slab of man made stone.

[@BickoS189]

Great job. Is that called a Roman tile shower? What does a job(range) like that cost.

[@MrCanonMedia]

youre getting the bad edge because you are cutting the tile upside down. Check out the pica pencils, they are like a crayon pen that wipes off so you can mark on top of the tile and then you dont have to cut upside down.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate the feedback! I’ll definitely give them a shot on my next tile job. Thanks for watching!

[@Steve-sz3cp]

@@AndrewThronImprovements Even cutting rightside up, you will get some chipping. Buy an inexpensive diamond sanding pad for glass/ceramic and you can polish the edge to the point where it looks factory finished.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

@@Steve-sz3cp appreciate the feedback, Steve! I’m definitely trying that on my next tile job.

[@allensarkozy7987]

BTW, I would get a better quality diamond wet saw blade ( for 10" I use a Lackmond Beast blade, for 7" I use a Pearl P4 blade for super smooth cuts) then get yourself a set of Diamond sanding blocks (80-400 grit) and rub the cut edges to make a close-to-factory look. This smoothed edge looks better than your chip edges even with grout lines.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

You are very right, Allen. Definitely had some lessons learned on this build. But I should be ready to rock and roll for the next project thanks to comments like this. Appreciate you watching!

[@JoeMcBroom]

This is awesome - my curb/wall setup is exactly like yours - so I'm glad I saw this. Did you see the comments about cutting upside down - do you think that is what caused the chipping? Thanks for putting this out there!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, Joe! I did and I 100% agree that the cutting upside down was a mistake and led to the chipping. They have a tile sanding stone that can smooth it out, but I found that out too late. Thanks for watching!

[@skdrcr]

Did you silicone before you grout it? Also do you ever try to bend the schluter for a 90° corner

[@GrowingOrganicTvShow]

Only thing I would do different is wear sandals and socks

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Haha footwear needs work, I know. Thanks for watching!

[@paulinamarketchicago7398]

Barefoot tiling. Yikes.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Yea….not my best idea

[@johnnymotoeveryday8206]

Great video thank you !!! Doing my first ever shower but been in the trades 30+ yrs now

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck! Thanks for watching!

[@JustinMentionedIt]

2:27 the cut edges are exposed tho? The only clean way around this even using profiles is to remake a factory edges with a sanding stone or a sanding pad on a grinder… 3:35 grout won’t cover the chipping, a new blade will fix most of this then still a tiny amount to sand or grind

[@sonasoo]

Awesome work!!! Can I know the size of the shower space? I'm looking for a small washroom project and this shower space is perfect!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, my man! Thanks for watching

[@mirzamahmutovic2645]

Cutting upside down causes chipping

[@mbox314]

Where are your shoes?!?!

[@BonBon770]

Man! Why are you cutting tiles upside down? That's why they're so chipped around the curb. flip them around.

[@patricksmith3135]

You could use products on your tile (just the part you step over to enter shower) which cause water to bead and fall away quickly. AMWAY used to have a glass and or tile cleaner which did this, sort of like rainex on your windscreen. Do the algorithm-checking police read all comments ( hope not) Peace.

[@sarcasmo57]

Yeah, turned out pretty nice.

[@NK-te4wg]

fantastic video... My tile shower project got disaster.. Bit now I know (because of this video what went wrong ) how can I fix it..

[@dmcdannnell3069]

Thanks for showing me things to avoid while doing mine, and the mistakes you did... I quit halfway through.

[@davegrzegorczyk3030]

Is it ok if I install my shower curb over the top of my porcelain tile floor? I’m trying to get the most of any already smaller shower. Appreciate your advice!

[@armengrigoryan2855]

Shiny part up when you cut

[@jamesfolger-jq7ud]

What shower door did you use? Looks like it would be great for my application.

[@MrsJaneOfAllTrades]

I so wish I could have found this. I searched "how to tile a shower curb" up and down a week ago looking for this exact video but could find nothing. Now its done and I see this. I needed help because the Kerdy transition was too large for my 4" tile. We cut big tiles and left a small gap on the outside corners to grout. This left exposed cut tiles on both edges and im so sad I didn't see to use the edging. 😭 Hoping this will work okay and not look too bad!

[@techempire1757]

Hello dude.... Amazing work... Let's give me chance to join you there... Is it possible? 🤔

[@petehalsted1622]

thanks exactly what I was searching for, most said to buy solid surface threshold, but I wanted to tile to match but couldn't figure out the edges. Thanks again

[@jamesfolger-jq7ud]

What shower door did you use? Looks like it would be great for my application.

[@lagosparis5403]

Classic!!

[@israelcastillo4844]

If you cut tile from the smooth side cut wil be clean.

[@DaBuick]

Nice work, exactly what I'm working on thank you!

[@yddeogn]

use a sanding stone for tile to clean edges or grinder to polish it

[@1icky]

I stopped tiling curbs decades ago....now I only install solid surface curbs (Corian/Quartz). The material is far more weight stable and eliminating grout joints subject to temperature/moisture expansion wherever possible makes for a more maintenance free condition. Cleaner install of the track for shower doors and weight distribution of the heavier glass doors on larger openings.

[@MrSpencerallen]

I installed a shower seven years ago with a tiled curb, and just had my tenants move out… I was checking everything out and ended up pulling a handful of tiles off with my fingers today. Curb is still solid, and getting ready to put a solid stone on it 😅

[@PredatorHunterNation]

Thanks for the information!

[@Oh_My_silly]

I have the granite people cut the curb tops to match the vanity top. So it is one solid pice, with a over hang of the front and back tile. Looks way better then just cut tile.

[@tracypaletti5880]

I buy the solid marble or quartz thresholds. No seams, nice and thick, gorgeous in solid white.

[@Floridagatorfan42]

So glad I saw your video! Was wondering what to do at top of curb and the schluter was the perfect idea. My saw tends to chip the tile a bit too but always seems to be covered and hidden with grout.

[@qx4n9e1xp]

Wow! Glad I learned how to slope the tile for water runoff, and about the tile profile too!

[@lisaconyers4666]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@acek6813]

Doing that with no shoes is crazy 🎉

[@I-TILE]

Nice tile work

[@KingrichVz]

Good job teacher

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@PapiChulo8700]

Marking on the bed is a classic move lol good work man

[@LVCID777]

Good video. I’m using metal profiles for the first time.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck with your install!

[@andysparks7381]

Good job!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, Andy! Thanks for watching!

[@DebKiwi]

Andrew, can you please tell me what those tile spacers are called that you used at the bottom?

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Hi! Those are "used" spin Doctor spacers.

[@DebKiwi]

@@AndrewThronImprovements thank you! :-)

[@WILFREDOOJEDA]

Great video! What type of glass shower doors are those?

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks! It’s a bifold glass shower door from Aqualine, if I remember correctly. There is a dedicated video on my channel Showing the full door installation. Thanks for watching!

[@andyleon3049]

Muy bonito trajo! Se Mira fabulous 👌

[@Apexjasonmorganllc]

You chipped that tile bad cutting it upside down.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Agreed - lesson learned on this one. Thanks for watching!

[@jmack619]

Yes, some whiney customers will use that for an excuse to not pay, or hold back a lot of money. You are a good kid! Best wishes. Now about them steel toed boots ...

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

@@jmack619 Lesson learned on cutting upside down haha. I will get there. And it's so hard to fully suit up in PPE when you are in the comfort of your own home haha. But not as hard as cutting up your toes, I suppose. Thanks for the support!

[@jmack619]

@@AndrewThronImprovements no biggie, we have lots of toes!! I am doing my bathroom reno to walk in shower, with curb. Thinking about heated schluter shower floor and main floor. I am watching about a million videos!!! Yours are great, I hope you have a long successful career. I did electric contracting for years, customers can be your best or worse part of the month. On the corners where side panels meet back wall , and the floor, I am seeing some mixed opinions such as grout with some silicone(good color) vs pure silicone (a lot longer lasting) . What are you doing for movement in those spots ? Be The Best !!

[@jmack619]

@@AndrewThronImprovements on that cutting upsidedown thing, would it work better, if you masking taped the cutmark on the good side, before you cut it ?

[@jvfisher7263]

6:17 Small but important step that I would have forgotten. Thanks!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@VincesDIYs]

Nice. Just working on a curb and this helps. Thanks!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped, Vince! Thanks for watching!

[@laszlolehoczki8950]

if you cut the tile face down will chip.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Lesson Learned on this one! Thanks for watching!

[@Stoviecakes]

Please upload your videos on rumble as well! I can’t handle the endless commercials. Very difficult to take notes

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I’ll check it out! Thanks for watching! Sorry for the interruptions!

[@JoeMcBroom]

ublock origin :)

[@SUHS90006]

You saved the slope part till the end I was about to ask! Good work man

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Haha I probably should have mentioned that in the beginning due to how important that is. Thanks for watching!

[@cryptocomplete]

Thank you for the video.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@supusupu2019]

Super bro

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@jbitile8241]

Not good to tile curb not best option.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Hi! What do you recommend?

[@olegb4833]

Thank you

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@KadilakHomes]

Came out great!!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it 👌 Thanks for Watching!

[@homehero3334]

Clean 🧼

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it!

[@jackxuhong]

Nice work Andrew, thanks for sharing the video!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it, Jack! Thanks for watching!

[@susanbrogan6610]

What is the track at the bottom? Is that to stop the water from going outside the shower and on the floor? Dealing with that now and trying to fix it!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Hi Susan, that is the idea! It's just a little lip that that slopes back in towards the shower and prevents the waterproofing strip from extending too far. It came with the Bi-fold shower door I purchased. Thanks for watching!

[@marcopoulin1897]

Amature i cant belive that men stay away from tile work shame

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

🤔