Mark a horizontal line around your bath at this height.
Tiling around a bath.
We removed a wall where an old.
Start at the intersection of the two layout lines and spread a thick layer of tile mastic.
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.
How to tile a tub surround 1.
Start installing the.
Trowel on the tile mastic.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
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.
How to tile bathroom walls and shower tub area step 1.
Above the lip of the tub.
To start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to.
You may wish to alter this height if possible to minimise tile cutting.
Mark the layout lines.