Tile On Or Around Bath - Tile Advice

[David Rowell]

So Iwas just wondering as ive seen it and done it both ways, but Is it best to fully tile the walls where the bath will be fitted? Or fit the bath onto fully tiled walls?

what is the best practice?


What would be your opinion if you were the customer?

Just out of curiousty

 

[White Room]

Tile to the bath...

 

[David Rowell]

Tile to the bath...

Would you mark the height of the bath on the wall and batten it whitebeam or fit the bath first?

 

[CJ]

Fit bath first......

 

[Chalker]

Always fit the bath, seal then tile.
In Germany and some Scandinavian countries they tile completely and then fit the bath.
The baths there have a square edge, ours have more of a radius, so would need a very large silicone seal.

 

[Markltile]

Tank wall where bath is going, fit bath with classy seal, silicone classy seal to tanked wall, tile down to bath and finish with bead of silicone, same for shower trays.

 

[White Room]

If the walls aren't square it would look kak...

 

[scotmk]

My baths are installed first and tiled down to it.

 

[J Sid]

Depends on bath type

 

[jobdone]

As Mark tile tank then bath seal and tile.

 

[Qwerty]

Tank wall where bath is going, fit bath with classy seal, silicone classy seal to tanked wall, tile down to bath and finish with bead of silicone, same for shower trays.

What on earth is classy seal?

 

[Old Mod]

What on earth is classy seal?

Well I'm sure if we were 'classy' enough Geoff we'd know! Haha

 

[Markltile]

View attachment 79779 I spelled it wrong it's classi seal, it's widely available over here, good stuff too

 

[Old Mod]

View attachment 79781 View attachment 79779 I spelled it wrong it's classi seal, it's widely available over here, good stuff too

Yeah def good stuff that!
I've used it, very impressed!

Turns out I'm classy enough @Plan Tec Tiling,
What about u Geoff? Haha

 

[White Room]

Not something I've used or seen to be fair.