When it comes to selecting tiles for your shower floor, you should only choose tiles that have a DCOF (scale of how slick a type of tile will be when wet) rating of 0.42 or higher.

For a level, wet surface, such as a shower floor, tile should have a dynamic coefficient of friction, often referred to as DCOF, of 0.42 or higher. The article has been corrected.

Answer: Sorry. As far as I have seen in my 30-plus years in home construction, I have never nor would I ever recommend trying to tile over an existing fiberglass shower base.

Dear Sean: A shower with a ceramic tile floor is most attractive. As your neighbor apparently learned, it can be a little tricky to make it leak-free, but not impossible for someone to do themselves.

Cast-iron shower bases are available in many different textures and colors that can match most wall and ceiling tiles. If your shower stall is going to be an uncommon size or shape, a custom-built ...

When you have at least one side of the mud floor exposed, start to chip about 1 1/2 inches away from the edge. The mud and tile will now have a place to move to.

To find out the best – and most timeless – approach to tiles, we've turned to the experts to find out whether or not they think shower tile ideas should match the rest of a scheme, or if it's ...

If your shower floor looks to be in good shape, do a thorough cleaning with a degreasing soap; once you’ve scrubbed the floor thoroughly, let it dry. Prepare the surface The key to tiling over ...

Q. After unclogging a bathroom shower with an inexpensive retail liquid drain opener, I noticed how clean it got the shower's tile floor - grout and all - where it spilled.

If the shower floor is not pitched toward the drain, you'll need to resolve the issue. For example, Finkey suggests, in a shower with tiled walls, sacrifice the bottom row of wall tiles.