Bath in or out before tiling?

[Hlm]

After some thoughts on whether I should put the bath in, fix, seal and tile down to it or leave it out and tile just under?

With 9mm ply, adhesive and 9mm tile going down on the floor, the fixing of the bath has to be bang on as the bath panel could cause problems.

Pros and cons for both, but unsure what's best.

 

[Mr Tiler]

bath in before tiling walls or floor? I would tile the floor install the bath and then tile the walls.... overboard the ply with 6mm hardi backer but only if the floor is solid glued and screwed

 

[CJ]

Ooooo Get TB

 

[Chalker]

Bath in, most have rounded sides so you would need a Silicon joint like a fat woman's ankle.

 

[Ian]

9mm ply is no good on the floor. I assume you are over boarding floorboards/chipboard. Use a 6mm cement board as Mr Tea Bag correctly pointed out, but ensure there is no movement in the floor beforehand. As for the bath, have it fitted first and tile down to it, this will give you a double seal.

 

[Hlm]

How much would the cement board cost to cover approx 3m²?

 

[Chalker]

About the same cost as good plywood.

 

[Ian]

How much would the cement board cost to cover approx 3m²?

No more than £40.

 

[kilty55]

hi there , install your bath then tile your room

 

[Mr Tiler]

Ooooo Get TB

yaaay! how well it would look after I was to do that would be another story lol

 

[John Benton]

Always bath in first. If you tile and the corner is out of square then the silicon looks unsightly. You can 'lose' the angle when you tile and sit the tiles over the bath.

 

[AMtek]

How much would the cement board cost to cover approx 3m²?

A lot less than ripping it all out and doing it again when the floor fails

 

[mike1979]

What these lads said is bang on always a good idea to fill the bath with water before tiling just incase there is a bit of movement with the legs

 

[Stef]

Screw batons along the walls & fix the bath in place resting on top of batons, that way the bath won't dip in the middle.

 

[John Benton]

Fill the bath before siliconing and then leave to cure overnight. Empty bath next morning.