Tile service · Boise, Idaho
Tile Shower Installation in Boise
Fully waterproofed shower assemblies — bonded sheet or liquid membrane, sloped pans, curbless entries and linear drains.
Idaho contractor registration RCE-57919 · Bonded and insured · 1-year craftsmanship warranty
A tile shower is a waterproofing system with tile glued to the front of it. Tile and grout are not waterproof — water passes through grout joints routinely — so everything that keeps your framing dry happens in layers you will never see again once the tile is on.
We build showers as a single continuous assembly: pan, curb or curbless entry, walls, niches, benches and drain all tied into one membrane, then flood tested before a single tile is set.
One continuous waterproof plane
The failures we tear out almost always happen at a joint someone treated as a small detail: the corner where the pan meets the wall, the drain flange, the underside of a niche, the top of a bench. We band every inside and outside corner, seal every fastener penetration, and integrate the drain with the membrane manufacturer's own bonding flange rather than mixing systems that were never tested together.
Slope that actually drains
A shower floor needs a consistent quarter-inch-per-foot fall to the drain, with no flat spots or reverse pitch behind the door. Curbless entries also need the bathroom floor outside the shower to be considered, which usually means recessing the framing so the finished tile lands flush instead of ramping.
Flood test before tile
We plug the drain, fill the pan, and leave it. If it holds, we tile. If it does not, we find out while it costs an afternoon instead of after a remodel is finished. We are happy to have you look at the test yourself, and we photograph every waterproofing stage for your records.
Niches, benches and details laid out with the tile
A niche placed by the framer and a niche placed by the tile setter rarely land in the same spot. We position niches and benches on the tile grid so the openings align with grout joints and the shelves fall at a usable height, and we slope niche sills and bench tops so water leaves instead of pooling.
How the work runs
Demo & inspect
Remove the old shower and evaluate framing, subfloor and plumbing for rot or movement.
Frame & blocking
Correct framing, add blocking for niches, benches and grab bars, recess for curbless entry.
Waterproof
Pan, membrane, corner bands, drain integration, then a flood test.
Tile
Walls first, floor second, with layout planned around niches and fixtures.
Grout & seal
Grout, silicone at every change of plane, and a walkthrough of care instructions.
Questions about tile shower installation
- How long does a tile shower take?
- Most standard-size showers run one and a half to three weeks from demolition to grout, depending on tile format, whether plumbing moves, and cure times for the pan and waterproofing. We give you a day-by-day schedule before starting, and we do not compress cure times to hit a date.
- Is a curbless shower possible in my house?
- It depends on what is under the bathroom floor. With open joists below, we can usually recess the framing and get a true flush entry. On a concrete slab it takes either a slab depression or a raised bathroom floor. We check the structure before promising it.
- Sheet membrane or liquid waterproofing?
- Both work when installed to the manufacturer's instructions. Sheet membrane gives a consistent, verifiable thickness and is our default. Liquid is useful around complex shapes and penetrations. What matters more than the choice is that one system is used throughout instead of mixed brands at the corners.
- Can you match a shower to existing bathroom tile?
- Often, if the tile is still in production or you have leftover stock. If it is discontinued, we will show you how to make the new work read as intentional — a contrasting shower field with a shared accent, for instance — rather than a near-miss match that draws the eye.
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