Tiling Around A Bath Uk

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Tiling around a bath uk.

Always place the cut side of your tile towards the wall or floor. Remove tile spacers from between tiles. If you will need a small slip of tile then you may prefer to have a part tile near the bath lip or at the top of your tiled area. Allow for the thickness of the grout.

Cut and lay tile until the desired amount of wall space is covered. Mark the bottom of the lowest row of tiles and. Find out how many tiles will fit between the bath lip and mid point. Mark the half way point.

Choose a cutter which suits the tile you have chosen. Take a length of timber and lay it on the floor. Place another tile in sequence with the first separated with tile spacers and mark where this tile ends. Prepare grout as directed and apply with the straight trowel forcing it into the spaces between the tiles.

In tight spaces like behind the toilet or sink you may prefer to apply the grout to the tile instead. Allow tiles to cure for the amount of time designated on the thin set directions. Use the spirit level to ensure that this is perfectly horizontal. Mark a horizontal line around your bath at this height.

When retiling a bathroom you have to protect the walls that will get wet. Filling the bath and leave a 2mm joint between the bath and tile then using your silicone gun apply the silicone to this joint filling the void and leave the bath water in for a minimum of 12 hours to let the silicone cure once this is done let the water out of the bath and you will have a much better seal than the last method. Remove excess thin set on or between tiles. These can then be plastered up to leaving the areas that are to be tiled un plastered as above.

This is done with a waterproof material such as tiles or even wall panelling but it is often not necessary to fully tile the rest of the walls in the room as can be seen in this article. Temporarily nail a thin guide batten to the wall aligned with the mark. You may want to hire a a large electric one if you will need to make several cuts or your tiles are very thick or hard. Marking the centre of the wall use the gauge stick to set out the rows.