If you re using a large tile e g.
How to tile your bathtub walls.
Start by covering the entire bathroom with plastic sheeting and place a piece of plywood over 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.
To tile around a tub or shower start by measuring the height of the back wall from the lip of.
Then chisel each piece of tile off the wall or floor being careful not to dig into the drywall.
Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row.
Start installing the.
12 24 inches we recommend trying a tile leveling system and using 1 16 clips.
Start at the intersection of the two layout lines and spread a thick layer of tile mastic.
Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched.
How to tile bathroom walls and shower tub area step 1.
Again make sure to choose the right size based on your tile.
Mark the layout lines.
Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile.
Trowel on the tile mastic.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
In our project we brought an old 70s bathroom into classic art deco style.
If so adjust your layout to have wider tile on the sides.
Continue this process until all the tile has been removed.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
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I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
Center a tile horizontally along the length of the wall and do a quick dry fit to make sure you don t have a lot of tiny tile at the end of the rows.
For the vertical layout begin your pattern at the top of the wall so there ll be full uncut tile at the top.
Just be sure to get the correct size seamclip for your tile.
And t lock is a wonderful option that has the spacer integrated into the clip.
To start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to.
How to tile a tub surround 1.
Using a utility knife score the caulk and grout lines.
Above the lip of the tub.