Mark the layout lines webb chappell.
Tiling around a tub with a lip.
The panels are nasty to handle because of their sharp edges so wear.
I am tiling a greenboard wall above a bathtub.
Understand how your bathtub is setup.
The dense gray material is very heavy so use the smaller size for replacing tub walls.
After you are done tiling cut the plastic right at the tile level all the way around.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
Note that on curved tub deck you might have to be 1 16 of an inch on some parts and much bigger on others.
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.
With the new cheap plastic tub you pretty much have to caulk the deck to tile transition.
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.
Tiling around a tub shower overview gregory nemec.
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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.
As i was told to do i ran the hardiebacker to just above the lip of the bathtub.
Above the lip of the tub.
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.
1 8 from the front edge of the densshield by the way the tub manufacturer oceania in quebec is adamant about no mechanical fasteners in or above the tile flange only silicone to the studs painters tape the.
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.
In this video i show you the entire process of installing tile around a bathtub.
How to tile a tub surround 1.
Push plastic under tile gap.
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.