Tiling Around A Corner Bath

With a tile wet saw or a cutting board.

Tiling around a corner bath.

Understand how your bathtub is setup. How to tile a tub surround 1. Once the main tiles are fixed. The outside corner is part of bathroom shower corner that need to be tiled.

However cutting boards only work for man made tiles. Space between the tub and the tile to allow installation of a flexible bead of caulk. Mark the layout lines webb chappell. 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.

Fit the tiles round the bath and seal the lower edge with silicone. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. This tip also allows you to wrap tile around tub corners as shown in the photo below. There are two ways to cut bathroom tiles into a corner.

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. Above the lip of the tub. This will allow you to adjust the tiles if the gap is slightly uneven. This do it yourself video shows how to tile outside corner without bullnose.

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. You can start cutting and fitting the edge corner tiles.