Tiling Around A Tub With A Lip

I plan to add to 3 8 spacers on the studs at flange area so as to bring the front of the tile flange just back approx.

Tiling around a tub with a lip.

The ideal underlayment for ceramic tile is cement backerboard which comes in 1 4 and 1 2 inch thick panels measuring 3 x 5 feet and 4 x 8 feet. 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. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. With the new cheap plastic tub you pretty much have to caulk the deck to tile transition.

1 8 from the front edge of the densshield by the way the tub manufacturer oceania in quebec is adamant about no mechanical fasteners in or above the tile flange only silicone to the studs painters tape the. The panels are nasty to handle because of their sharp edges so wear. Tiling around a tub shower overview gregory nemec. I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.

After you are done tiling cut the plastic right at the tile level all the way around. Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in. As i was told to do i ran the hardiebacker to just above the lip of the bathtub. How to tile a tub surround 1.

In this video i show you the entire process of installing tile around a bathtub. Push plastic under tile gap. I am tiling a greenboard wall above a bathtub. 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.

I recently replaced my kitchen faucet and used clear silicone sealant around the base to keep water from seeping underneath. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. The dense gray material is very heavy so use the smaller size for replacing tub walls. Note that on curved tub deck you might have to be 1 16 of an inch on some parts and much bigger on others.

Affiliate links bosch laser level. Designing kitchens and bathrooms tiling over a bathtub lip i m going to be installing new tile in a bathtub shower. Above the lip of the tub. I understand that the greenboard must be above the lip of the bathtub not overlapping or underlapping however using this method will create a 1 gap the length of the lip between the top of the tub minus the lip and the beginning of the drywall.