Above the lip of the tub.
Ceramic tile tub surround installation.
The new washroom has to be fully functional before i can start demolition on the old one and that means it has to have a working sink toilet and bathtub.
Mark the layout lines webb chappell.
Installing the ceramic tile tub surround my old house home improvement.
Follow the order shown in the diagram to snap the rest of the lines.
Understand how your bathtub is setup.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
A classic style neutral color tile will stay in style for years plus ceramic is durable and practical for bathrooms.
While it s certainly possible to use a bathtub that isn t fully finished it makes more sense to do as much as.
For a tub surround only install the backerboard and tile 12 inches above the tub.
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.
How to install a tile tub surround.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
When tiling around a tub mark the first layout line at the vertical edge of the tile next to the tub.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
How to build a tile backsplash for the shower.
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.
If the tub is level start with a full tile at its rim.
How to tile a tub surround 1.