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.

Tiling around a corner bath.

This will allow you to adjust the tiles if the gap is slightly uneven. This do it yourself video shows how to tile outside corner without bullnose. Space between the tub and the tile to allow installation of a flexible bead of caulk. Fit the tiles round the bath and seal the lower edge with silicone.

You can start cutting and fitting the edge corner tiles. Understand how your bathtub is setup. 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. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.

The outside corner is part of bathroom shower corner that need to be tiled. 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. Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in. However cutting boards only work for man made tiles.

Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. With a tile wet saw or a cutting board. You may find you get a better seal if you fill the bath with water first so that you can allow for any flexing. Mark the layout lines webb chappell.

There are two ways to cut bathroom tiles into a corner. This tip also allows you to wrap tile around tub corners as shown in the photo below. Once the main tiles are fixed.