Bath in or out before tiling?

[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.

 

[Chalker]

Like above batten around bath, then apply Silicon to the bath edge and top of battens, then install bath, Silicon again. ( all this can be with relatively cheap Silicon. Tile bathroom , fill bath and then seal again with good quality mould resistant Silicon.

 

[Matt]

I use my misses ankles as a fugi kit but can only do 100mm gaps