Is it best to tile behind or on top of bath?

[masterbuilders]

Re: Is it best ot tile behind or on top of bath?

Personaly I would prefer Daz's method. Firstly put bath in position, level it, make recesses into wall or walls (as its unlikely to find perfect 90 degree walls). Fix bath into position connecting plumbing and waste, fill up bath with water, check if bath is level again, seal around bath to walls with a good quality Silicon, tile on top of bath and seal again after grouting. The double sealing reduces the risk of water leaking

 

[aph257]

Always fit bath first then tile.

 

[Ian]

Fit bath first for me, seal it (and tank if necessary) then tile, then seal again. Masterbuilders made a very good point about very few walls being 90 degrees, so if you fit the bath after tiling you could end up with a Silicon bead that is 4mm in places and 20mm in others, or worse still, your bath won't fit.

 

[Stewart]

If it's a standard bath fit first then tank n tile. If it's a Jacuzzi type bath with jets, then always check fitting instructions, as fitting first then tiling could invalidate the warranty.

 

[John the tile]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Its a normal bath. The double seal is good advice and im also thinking that in most cases a full tile along the bath is best, which might not happen if you tile first from the floor.

Thanks again

 

[White Room]

I don't do a full tile on the bath, the chances of it dead flat are slim and depends on the setting out as well.

 

[tommyzooom]

Some baths, inc "Jaccuzi" are designed to be tiled first, you will have trouble to fit the panel if you don't

 

[Derry]

Re: Is it best ot tile behind or on top of bath?

Personaly I would prefer Daz's method. Firstly put bath in position, level it, make recesses into wall or walls (as its unlikely to find perfect 90 degree walls). Fix bath into position connecting plumbing and waste, fill up bath with water, check if bath is level again, seal around bath to walls with a good quality Silicon, tile on top of bath and seal again after grouting. The double sealing reduces the risk of water leaking

+1 agree with all of the above.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Always have the bath fitted first and get a double seal