How to install tile around an open pipe?

[Lordofdeath123]

Hi everyone.
I am new as you can palinly see, but not only new to the forum, I am also new to the whole DIY thing . Anyways, I am trying to install ceramic tile in the bathroom floor. The job itself is not easy for someone like me, who has never done it before, but I seem to have a rather nasty problem. There is a huge pipe coming out of the floor, right next to the bath itself, where its most important to have a good waterproof isolation, so building close to it wont do (I think).

On the other hand, there is not enough space under it for the tiles and underlay and grout and all that. I am at a loss.

I have here a picture, not a very good quality, but should be enough to give an idea. If anyone knows any "easy" solution for this problem (i.e. not rebuild your bathroom :earmuffs, then please tell me.



Don't worry btw. the pipes will be repainted xD.


Cheers everyone.

 

[Del W]

Welcome to TF.Can you not box them in ? Then tile or paint ?

 

[Lordofdeath123]

Hi Del W.

Thx for answering.

Thats a good thought actually . Kinda ashamed I didnt think of it. But if I may ask, how hard would it be to break it off and rebox it, should there be a need to change the pipes or something. ( The house is generally not new and so you never know when you have to change a small thing if you know what I mean).

In other words, would it be enough to take out a few tiles, or would I have to do the whole floor from scratch?

(sry for the probably stupid question, but its all kinda hard to tell when you never done it before...)


Cheers.

 

[Gazzer]

You could make it with a lift of top.

 

[Lordofdeath123]

Hi Del W,

thx for answering.

Thats a good idea, kinda ashamed I didn't think about it. I guess thats what I am going to do then

Cheers.

 

[peteablard]

As above, boxing it in will look best

 

[nybor62]

as all above box in

 

[Martino]

Quckest and proborbly cheapest thing you can do that will look okay will be box them in with white plastic...pretty easy to do with miniman DIY experisnce.....u can even get the thick stuff and glue it together.....job done

 

[Bathfix Bob]

I wouldn't even box them in, I'd run them under floor where they should be.

 

[Lordofdeath123]

Thanks all. Great forum.

At Bathfix Bob:

The thing about running it under floor would be that its too high, so when i put the plywood on top, it would uneven, and i cant just make the whole floor higher..

Or did I misunderstand you? (likely, as I am very unexperienced).
Anyways, I am pretty sure I will do the boxing in, as it looks pretty nice and is really quite easy, even for someone like me.

Cheers.