Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - tile walls for shower?

I can't find a shower to fit in my small bathroom so I'm thinking it may be easier and cheaper for me to tile the walls. Only one small problem, I don't exactly know what all that consists of. What are the steps for this project? What are the materials I will need? By the way, the walls were pretty badly eaten by termites so we tore out the old sheetrock and instillation and replaced it with new except right were the shower goes.
Thank you,
Denise

I'd hate to giv ebad adivce...but i think most questions here are plumbing...unfortunately yours relates more to tile. There is a tile section of forums where they could help you out.

Advice i can give:

If shower is recessed 4" into the slab of the house and is on 1st floor..no shower pan is required. 2nd floor or no recess on 1st floor means you need a shower pan.

If you do need one..post back and we can give you advice on installation. As for sheetrock..u shouldn't be using that...you need green board or dura-rock for a shower area. As for tile installation i have no clue.

Make sure you use a adjustable shower drain to make the floor easier. If you haven't changed your valve..i would do so wall you have the opportunity with the wall open (assuming its an old valve).

And Good luck.

CSG is correct, you're in the wrong forum. But, not to worry, we won't give you wrong information. Order of attack is, plumbing first. Adjustable drain as was indicated earlier, any shower head or faucet stuff necessary. If you are going to use a prefabricated pan, now is the time to install it. If you're going to pour a pan, this is the next step after the plumbing; pan, liner, and dam. Next is vapor barrier and concrete board. Next is a step that I always use, but is not absolutely required. I just like the added insurance. I put on a waterproofing membrane called Regard which is a trowel on material. Then tile and grout, then the plumbing finish out and the door. A poured pan is done in two stages and I normally do the first stage, then the pan liner, then the vapor barrier and second stage, then the concrete board. The order is to try to make sure any possible leaks are directed down the drain at each possible junction. There's no such thing as overcautious when building a shower. You'll need, (if you're going to pour the pan your self), Sakreet mortar mix, shower pan liner, fairly thick plastic for a vapor barrier, latex modified thinset, fiberglass seam tape made for tile, Redgard if you decide to use it, tile, grout, and color match caulk. I'm sure I've forgotten something, but this should give you an idea what you're getting into. As for green board, it's a waste of money.