Tiling Around A Tub With A Lip

The fourth side is of course the long side that you pass over getting into and out of the tub.

Tiling around a tub with a lip.

Metal and fiberglass alcove tubs. This video will show you how to set tile around a tub. Standard bathtubs have a lip on three sides of the tub to capture water. You will install the tiles against the cement board leaving the lip unexposed with a gap between it and the board.

In this video i show you the entire process of installing tile around a bathtub. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. So we suspect a slow leakage that has. Porcelain coated steel tubs have a much higher lip than cast iron tubs.

Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in. You should not have a problem with what i have suggested. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. Dumb but have seen it.

Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom. The project includes removing the. 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. Next you will cover all the seams including the lip of the tub with fiberglass tape and thinset.

Fill the gap between the tile and the tub with caulk. Affiliate links bosch laser level. I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it. The only time you might have a problem is if the first row of tile on the tub is cut around that area.

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. 3 methods for how to waterproof and seal the gap between the shower or tub flange and tile backerboard. You normally start with a full to a half a tile. The rest of the drywall did feel slightly wet to touch.

Have a few spots 1 inch to 4 inch diameter bulging out and they are around the same level of the tub lip.