Shower Tile Installation in Meridian, Idaho
A shower is a waterproof assembly. Tile is the wear face on top of that.
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This job covers
- Alcove stalls in production baths
- Custom curbs, benches, and niches
- Rebuilds after a leak to the floor below
Shower Tile Installation in Meridian, Idaho
Meridian Quality Tile provides shower tile installation in Meridian as a waterproof stall: pre-slope or foam, membrane, wall tile, and a floor that drains. Homeowners call when grout is black, the pan weeps to the ceiling below, or a builder stall never got a real membrane.
Call (208) 974-5221 with the stall size and a photo of the curb. We quote the assembly, not a stack of wall tile.
Shower Tile Installation Options for Meridian Properties
Alcove stalls in production baths
The common Meridian stall is a 5-foot alcove with a center drain. We strip to studs when the pan is suspect. Cement board or coated foam, then membrane up the walls to the height the water reaches, then tile. Niches get waterproofed before the mosaic face goes on.
Custom curbs, benches, and niches
Eagle and Hidden Springs baths add benches and linear drains. Those details need blocking, a sloped seat, and membrane wrapped through every plane. A bench that is not sloped holds soap and water. We treat it as wet as the floor.
Rebuilds after a leak to the floor below
Old Town and Boise Bench houses often show stain on the lid under the bath. We open the stall, dry the bay, and rebuild. Tile that still looks fine can hide a rotten curb. The set waits until the wood is dry.
How We Handle Shower Tile Installation in Meridian
- We map the valve, drain, niches, and any window. We decide demo versus overlay.
- We build slope to the drain and install the membrane. Corners get treated, not painted.
- We flood-test when the assembly allows it, then set floor tile on the slope.
- Walls go up in thinset with the right notch. Grout and sealant finish the joints that move.
Materials and Methods
Shower work follows ANSI A108 and the TCNA wet-area details. Waterproofing is a membrane that meets ANSI A118.10, sheet or liquid, or a foam board rated for the stall. Pre-slope under a traditional pan, or a foam tray with a bonded drain. Thinset is unmodified under some sheet membranes and modified A118.4 or A118.15 on the tile face, per the membrane maker. Wall tile is often porcelain or glazed ceramic. Floors want a mosaic or a small face so the slope can work. Sanded grout in wider joints, unsanded in tight ones, silicone at changes of plane. We do not grout the corner that should flex. Coverage in the stall is 95 percent. This is the method book, not a plaque on the truck.
What Shower Tile Installation Costs in Meridian
HomeAdvisor publishes shower tiling at $1,800 to $5,000, with an average near $2,700. Thumbtack lists a national band of about $1,253 to $3,939, with many jobs near $2,241. Angi ceramic tile projects often land $12 to $45 per square foot installed, and a stall sits in the wet, cut-heavy end of that. Three things move the number here: stall size and height, how much demo the pan needs, and niches or a bench. We quote the stall you have.
Waterproofing a south Meridian production stall
South Meridian baths in Tuscany, Century Farm, and Movado were often built fast. Some stalls got a pan liner. Some got liquid on drywall. Ten years of kids and hard water show up as soft drywall at the valve and a musty curb.
We treat those stalls as wet rooms, not as a paint-grade alcove. Membrane runs past the water line. The niche is a waterproof box, not a hole in greenboard. The curb gets membrane over the top, then tile, then sealant where the floor meets the wall. Freeze-thaw is not the stall's first enemy. Vapor is. A Meridian winter with the fan off still loads the grout.
Linear drains and 12x24 wall plank are common upgrades in those plats. Plank on a wall needs flattening and a stronger mortar. A mosaic floor still belongs on the slope. Mixing a huge floor tile with a 1/4-inch pitch is how you get a pond at the back corner.
Call (208) 974-5221 with stall photos and the valve brand if you know it.
Questions
How do I get a shower tile installation estimate in Meridian?
Call or text with stall size, a photo of the existing pan, and the wall tile size. Say if the valve stays. We quote after we see the framing and the drain. Niches, benches, and linear drains change the bid. We do not bid a stall from a Pinterest crop.
Do you replace the pan or only the wall tile?
If the pan leaks, the pan comes out. Cosmetic wall tile over a failed pan is a second leak. We rebuild slope, membrane, and walls as one assembly. A surface that still floods to the drain can keep its pan if the membrane tests dry.
How long is a shower out of use?
A full stall rebuild is often a week of work plus mortar and grout cure. Flood tests add a night. Fast-set mortars help when the house has one bath. We write the down time on the quote. Do not spray the new grout until that window is done.
Is a sheet membrane required for shower tile installation?
A waterproof layer is required. That can be a sheet membrane, a liquid membrane, or a foam board system, all under ANSI A118.10 practice. Greenboard plus paint is not a shower. We name the assembly on the quote so you know what sits behind the tile.
Do you tile steam showers?
A steam stall needs a ceiling slope, a vapor-tight membrane, and the right grout. It is still shower tile work, with a tighter spec. Tell us if the stall will steam. A standard bath stall is not automatically a steam assembly.
Can you keep the existing tub and only tile the shower?
If the house has a separate stall, yes. A tub-and-shower combo is a surround job, not a conversion package. We tile the stall you have. Changing a tub into a walk-in is a different trade mix and a different site.
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