Shower Walls

The first 3 rows of tile are done!  I started to cut these with an angle grinder and a diamond wheel, but there was no way I was going to do a full shower that way.  I wound up buying a new tile saw in order to get this done.  That will come in handy when we go to do the stacked stone on the fire place as well as all the backsplashes in the cabin.  This is going to take some time, but I really like the way it is turning out. 

Shower Floor

After letting the thinset cure for a couple days, it was time to apply the grout to the floor.  To help with the beach theme, we used a light tan/gray grout.  But, before I could apply it, there were several tiles I put in upside down and I had to get all the glue off.  There was also a bunch of thinset I had to pick out from between the tiles.  That took forever!  But I am super happy with how the floor turned out.

Shower Floor

With the waterproofing membrane applied to the floor, now it is time to install the finished floor.  Because this is a lake house, we decided to use a pebble tile to simulate the beach in the shower.  In order to avoid the possibility of seeing the pattern in the tile, I stripped every pebble off the backer mesh and hand applied them individually to the thinset.  It took a little longer, but I love the way it turned out.
 

Shower Floor

Now that the pre-sloped mortar bed is dry, it is time to apply the Schhluter Kerdi water proofing membrane to the floor.  The old foam pan had this membrane attached, but of course, it could not be saved.  The membrane curves up the walls on all 4 sides so I get my full 2" overlap.  It also goes over the top of the curb and down the outside all in a single piece!
 

Shower Floor

I decided to take the foam pan out of the shower and build a new pre-sloped pan out of dry pack mortar bed.  This will be a more solid floor and I can be sure the slope to the drain is adequate for the pebbles we intend to use on the floor.  Industry standard is 1/4" per foot, but the foam pan was only 1/8" per foot.  I did this with a method I learned from Stud Pack.  Thanks guys!