Vapor Barrier Shower Walls Tile

It s usually a thin layer of plastic that sits between the drywall and the studs.

Vapor barrier shower walls tile.

In a shower situation you recognize it as steam. Water vapor is water in a gas form. Steam stays in a gas form until it cools down or hits a barrier such as a shower door tile ceiling or a mirror. 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.

A seam in an acrylic shower or a cracked grout joint or some missing caulk in a tile shower are all that is needed to let moisture get behind your shower enclosure. 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. 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. Use a minimal amount of staples to secure the vapor barrier to the walls studs.