Vapor Barrier Shower Walls Tile

Use a minimal amount of staples to secure the vapor barrier to the walls studs.

Vapor barrier shower walls tile.

Run the height of the vapor barrier from the top all the way down into the shower pan make sure not cut too short before the water barrier. Steam stays in a gas form until it cools down or hits a barrier such as a shower door tile ceiling or a mirror. Moisture barriers stop that. It s usually a thin layer of plastic that sits between the drywall and the studs.

Before tile can be installed on shower walls a moisture barrier must be secured so that any water that penetrates through the tile and grout does not get all the way through to the wooden wall. Water vapor is water in a gas form. A vapor or moisture barrier is a layer of protection that is designed to act as a waterproof shield helping to keep condensation away from wood insulation and other mold prone materials that are located behind the drywall. In a shower situation you recognize it as steam.