Bathroom refit advice

[markyrp]

Hi All,

I'm doing my first bathroom refit and was looking for some advice before I start tiling.

New bath fitted and supported by feet mounted on 3 x 2 timber supports and batten running around 3 sides of the bath. Walls to be tiled have been tanked and I have put silicon between bath and walls with bath full.

The first question I suppose is whether to tile the floor first or not.

The 2nd question is whether or not you would start first row of tiles above the bath and would they be fitted with the bath empty or would you put water in the bath first. It is an acrylic bath and even with the support I have put in place, there appears to be a little bit of flex. I don't want to leave a gap between the bath and tile only to find a large gap when bath is filled.

My last question is on the best way to seal between the tile and bath. I don't want to use tile trim. I would rather have tile going straight down to the bath. The reason I ask is that I have had issues in the past with silicon sealant peeling off acrylic baths. Is there a specific or recommended sealant that has good adhesion to acrylic.

Many thanks in advance,

Mark

 

[Andy Allen]

Start full tile from the bath just put 2 mm spacer under it or pack it with pieces of card wait till it gose off and fire on up with the rest..

 

[markyrp]

Ok. Thanks very much for the advice.

 

[markyrp]

Sorry. Might be a daft question but will this gap between the bath and the first row of tiles be grouted first or is it simply for the Silicon.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Simply for the Silicon!