The tiling scheme will largely dictate where to start tiling and how the wall should be marked out for tiles start by measuring the height from the lip of your bath to the top of the planned tiled area.
Tiling around a bathtub lip.
Place the cement board.
Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom.
Fill the gap between the tile and the tub with caulk.
The cement board must be.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
How to install tile around a tub with a lip 1.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
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.
Use backboard screws to secure the cement board to the framing.
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.
You may wish to alter this height if possible to minimise tile cutting.
Mark a horizontal line around your bath at this height.
I am tiling a greenboard wall above a bathtub.
Secure the cement board.
Above the lip of the tub.