Tiling Around A Corner Bath

You may find you get a better seal if you fill the bath with water first so that you can allow for any flexing.

Tiling around a corner bath.

To tile around a tub or shower start by measuring the height of the back wall from the lip of the tub to the top of the area to be tiled. This tip also allows you to wrap tile around tub corners as shown in the photo below. You can start cutting and fitting the edge corner tiles. There are two ways to cut bathroom tiles into a corner.

Space between the tub and the tile to allow installation of a flexible bead of caulk. With a tile wet saw or a cutting board. Mark the layout lines webb chappell. When you ve completed tiling above the board and the tiles are held firmly remove the board and cut the first row of tile to fit.

Fit the tiles round the bath and seal the lower edge with silicone. This do it yourself video shows how to tile outside corner without bullnose. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. How to tile a tub surround 1.

Above the lip of the tub. The outside corner is part of bathroom shower corner that need to be tiled. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.

The best approach when installing cement board or other tile backer around a tub is to keep the cement board out of the lip area. However cutting boards only work for man made tiles. All natural stones must be cut on a wet saw.