Installing Tile Around A Bathtub
Tiling around a tub shower overview gregory nemec.
Installing tile around a bathtub. Understand how your bathtub is setup. 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. I am explaining how and where to start tile work layout and tile pattern. Follow the order shown in the diagram to snap the rest of the lines.
Quantity includes typical waste overage material for repair and local delivery. It installs just like drywall it s just harder to cut since it is much more solid. 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. In our project the homeowners decided to go with machine made subway tile about 2 to 4 per square foot versus handmade tile approximately 13 to 30 per square foot.
6 x 6 field tile. This video shows part 1 of tile installation on bathtub shower surround walls in standard bathroom. Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in. As a result you don t have to use tile spacers.
When tiling around a tub mark the first layout line at the vertical edge of the tile next to the tub. How to install tile backer around a tub. A few things to note before you start installing your wall tile. Machine made tile image 3 is easy to install yourself because the tile is beveled out.
Basic grade porcelain tile. Bathtub tile cost non discounted retail pricing for. For a tub surround only install the backerboard and tile 12 inches above the tub. Concrete tile backer board can provide the strong.
Mark the layout lines webb chappell. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. If the tub is level start with a full tile at its rim.
How to tile a tub surround 1. Once we set the tub and had the plumbing all figured out we installed hardibacker cement board around our tub in place of drywall because it won t absorb water.