Tiling Around A Bathtub Lip

Mark a horizontal line around your bath at this height.

Tiling around a bathtub lip.

The cement board must be. Above the lip of the tub. Secure the cement board. You may wish to alter this height if possible to minimise tile cutting.

Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom. 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. Use backboard screws to secure the cement board to the framing. How to install tile around a tub with a lip 1.

Unless there is already a backer board installed you must place a cement board. This video will show you how to set tile around a tub. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. Fill the gap between the tile and the tub with caulk.

I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it. The tiling scheme will largely dictate where to start tiling and how the wall should be marked out for tiles start by measuring the height from the lip of your bath to the top of the planned tiled area. I understand that the greenboard must be above the lip of the bathtub not overlapping or underlapping however using this method will create a 1 gap the length of the lip between the top of the tub minus the lip and the beginning of the drywall. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.

Place the cement board.