How To Install A Tub With Tile Walls

The first and most important step for tiling bathroom walls insists ferrante is to start with a clean stable substrate.

How to install a tub with tile walls.

Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. Notched trowel score and snap tile cutter wet saw cutter and a hole saw tile drill bit to install tiles around pipes these tools are essential for a project done in a professional manner. That way if you do have to cut tile to fit they ll be at the bottom where the tub or shower pan might be slightly out of level.

Save time by setting several tiles at once. Make a diagram of each wall to help you decide placement of tiles image 4. If you plan to cut the bottom row of tile start your installation with the second row. Measure and mark the spot for your second row of tile check your mark for level then attach a board to the wall to act as a guide.

Finally to ensure a strong long lasting bond for the new tiles ferrante. He then fills the backer board seams with thinset mortar and embeds fiberglass mesh joint tape in the mortar. Before you start setting tile take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out image 1. In our project we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first.

Border tiles border around field tiles while accent tiles are used to add interest usually intermixed with field tiles. In order to tile the bathroom walls you need several tools. I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it. Before you begin to install the tile figure out the layout of your tile scheme after measuring all areas to be tiled as well as the tiles.

How to install tub surround tile. This video will show you how to set tile around a tub. Consequently you should either buy them if you can afford or rent them for several days especially the wet saw which comes at a.