Begin with the length of the shower.
Tiling your bathtub walls.
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.
The art of tilework is as old as man himself and most certainly a mainstay in the aesthetically conscious home.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
Put on mask and ear protection and as needed mark and cut a panel to fit using an angle grinder.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
Before tiling a bathroom wall you need to work out your start point as shown above in the step by step.
What is backer board.
Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom.
Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles.
Measure your panels of cement backer board to fit the shower walls on each side.
Above the lip of the tub.
When working out the starting point if the space in the corner is less than half a tile move the tile gage half a tile s width to the right of the centre point.
Cement backer board is used as a sub surface for tiling usually for showers or bathtubs.
A finely selected and well maintained tiling scheme can make all the difference concerning a number of factors from eye appeal to cleanliness and the bathroom has historically acted as the no 1 tile beneficiary in one s household.
To start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to seal it image 1.
The reason for this is to ensure that as many full tiles as possible are used.
Fill the gap between the tile and the tub with caulk.
Smooth the cut edge.