Bathroom tiling sequence

[fad]

I've just laid some 600x300 Porcelain tiles for a builder both walls and floor. I did all this prior to the bathroom fittings. Two of the walls weren't very square to begin with. The client and builder are happy with the job.
However someone else who has been working on the premises says that he fits bathrooms and said that because the walls weren't straight that when it comes to fitting the bath it could cause leaks. He said that he would have fitted the bath first and then fitted the tiles around it to avoid that problem.
Is this going to be a problem for the plumber?
The builder simply told me to tile the whole bathroom - should I give advice to clients and builders in future in a similar situation?

 

[faithhealer]

you did what you were asked to do, I woud have advised putting the bath in first though

 

[DHTiling]

Depends on the bath.. but if the bath is designed to sit against the wall then yes fit first, as the baths tend to have a chamfer edge and to tile first then fit the bath can result in a thick silicone joint line.

 

[Sean Kelly]

You did what was asked - so you have nothing to worry about. However, if you were fitting the bath and tiling yourself I would advise that you first work out the height of the bath i.e. set it on the floor of the bathroom. Take measurements of the height then remove the bath. You could then work from that line. That means the bath (when fitted) would sit under your tiles. If the walls were really out of true then the bath could be chased into the walls. Good luck for the next time. Cheers Sean

 

[fad]

Just one question on what you said Sean- is it possible to work out the height of the bath before the floor tiles are laid? Would you make an allowance for thickness of tile plus grout?

 

[CDS]

Just one question on what you said Sean- is it possible to work out the height of the bath before the floor tiles are laid? Would you make an allowance for thickness of tile plus grout?

Measure the bath panel height and add that to the bath rim - That will give you the heght the bath needs to be set at. Then add depth of floor tile plus adhesive for an accurate measurement with a few mm extra. Assumes that floor is going to end up level.

We always fit the bath and silicone seal around all edges then tanking and tile down onto the bath edge. Gives a gurantee against leaks!

In this case maybe you could have recommended that bath was installed first but bottom line is you've followed the instructions you were given.

 

[White Room]

You followed the advise you given but you should have also advised it could been better to have fixed the bath beforehand