Designing kitchens and bathrooms tiling over a bathtub lip i m going to be installing new tile in a bathtub shower.
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.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
Push plastic under tile gap.
After you are done tiling cut the plastic right at the tile level all the way around.
The panels are nasty to handle because of their sharp edges so wear.
With the new cheap plastic tub you pretty much have to caulk the deck to tile transition.
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.
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.
The dense gray material is very heavy so use the smaller size for replacing tub walls.
As i was told to do i ran the hardiebacker to just above the lip of the bathtub.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
I am tiling a greenboard wall above a bathtub.
Note that on curved tub deck you might have to be 1 16 of an inch on some parts and much bigger on others.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
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.
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How to tile a tub surround 1.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
I recently replaced my kitchen faucet and used clear silicone sealant around the base to keep water from seeping underneath.
Mark the layout lines webb chappell.
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.
In this video i show you the entire process of installing tile around a bathtub.