Bathroom Shower Renovation in Englewood

About This Project

This shower renovation was part of a full bathroom update in an Englewood bungalow. The existing shower was a tub-shower combo that had been retiled once before — the old tile had failed along the lower wall where the grout had deteriorated and allowed water behind the tile. We stripped the shower to the studs, replaced the water-damaged cement board, and started fresh with a proper waterproofing system before any new tile went up.

The wall tile is a 12x24 beige marble-look porcelain in a stacked pattern. The shower floor uses a pebble mosaic sheet tile for traction, and the recessed niche — framed during the substrate phase — uses the same pebble mosaic as an accent. The pebble tile requires a flexible, unsanded grout applied carefully to avoid staining the varied stone surfaces. We sealed both the floor and niche tile before grouting to protect against grout haze.

What We Did

1. Demolished existing shower tile and removed water-damaged cement board and substrate
2. Framed the recessed niche, installed new cement board, and applied liquid-applied waterproofing membrane to all walls and the shower floor
3. Set 12x24 wall tile in stacked pattern from the shower floor up, with back-buttering for full coverage
4. Set pebble mosaic floor and niche tile, sealed before grouting, then grouted with flexible unsanded grout