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.

If you still want to install a classy-looking tiled-floor shower stall yourself, you will have to understand a few simple facts about ceramic tile and the concrete slab floor below it.

For concrete or stone substrate, you'll need a masonry drill bit. If there's wood below the tile, use a wood drill bit instead. Read more: 50 Small Bathroom Ideas That Will Make Your Space Seem Bigger ...

Dear James: My children are getting older, and we need another shower. There's space in the utility room for a shower stall. It is built on a slab. How can I install one with a ceramic tile floor ...