How to tile a tub surround 1.
Tiling around a corner bath.
Once the main tiles are fixed.
Understand how your bathtub is setup.
All natural stones must be cut on a wet saw.
This will allow you to adjust the tiles if the gap is slightly uneven.
Fit the tiles round the bath and seal the lower edge with silicone.
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.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
You may find you get a better seal if you fill the bath with water first so that you can allow for any flexing.
When you ve completed tiling above the board and the tiles are held firmly remove the board and cut the first row of tile to fit.
The outside corner is part of bathroom shower corner that need to be tiled.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
There are two ways to cut bathroom tiles into a corner.
However cutting boards only work for man made tiles.
You can start cutting and fitting the edge corner tiles.
Space between the tub and the tile to allow installation of a flexible bead of caulk.
This do it yourself video shows how to tile outside corner without bullnose.
With a tile wet saw or a cutting board.
Mark the layout lines webb chappell.
This tip also allows you to wrap tile around tub corners as shown in the photo below.