My 1st Job Tiling under bath for panel fitment

[welwel]

Hi,

Your advice please.

I wish to tile part way under a bath so the side/end panels will be in contact with these tiles.

Its a P shaped bath.

The tiles are 9mm, what distance should I allow for with the adhesive and tile so the panels just touches the tiles.

Thanks

Bob

 

[Tilerdurden]

Hi Bob all depends on trowel size. Guessing your using a 10mm or 12mm? I'd allow for around an extra 3mm or so on top of tile depth. Are you not using a Silicon bead around the edge of the bath panel?

 

[welwel]

Hi,

I will be putting a Silicon bead between the tiles and the side panels.

For what its worth I laid Hardiebacker board yesterday as the initial flooring was wooden floorboards

Thanks for your help, as with everything, experience counts.

 

[Tilerdurden]

Good luck!

 

[welwel]

Thanks

 

[Old Mod]

Hi and welcome to the forum welwel

As above will be just fine.

Ultimately tho, would be better if you could scribe the panel in after laying the floor in case of any unforeseen problems.

 

[welwel]

Could you please elaborate on what you mean by scribe the panel in?

Thanks

 

[Tilerdurden]

Could you please elaborate on what you mean by scribe the panel in?

Thanks

Basically means transferring the outline of your floor to the bottom of your bath panel for a perfect fit.

 

[welwel]

Basically means transferring the outline of your floor to the bottom of your bath panel for a perfect fit.

OK understood, however the bath panels are lipped so i'm reluctant to cut them, ill leave them as built and fill in the gap with a bead of silicon.

No doubt I will be back asking for more advice as I move along.

Excellent forum, thanks to all.

Thanks for the welcome..

 

[macten]

1. Dry fit bath and mark lines to tile to (up to feet)
2. Lay floor tiles
3. Fix bath at perfect height for panel -sorted!

 

[CJ]

Lay baton to floor, but raised by the thickness of the panel. So bottom lip of panel slips underneath.

I have the same set up in my bathroom.......silicon won't hold it alone.

 

[welwel]

Thanks for your advice, thinking about the use of Silicon, probably not strong enough, so ill use-

http://www.screwfix.com/p/soudal-fix-all-high-tack-adhesive-sealant-white-290ml

If I have to remove the panel a craft knife will slice through the adhesive. Ive used this product many times-its the dogs.

Cheers

 

[welwel]

Hi again,

Fitted the bath today, its sitting on wooden battens and wooden uprights, there is absolutely no movement and the levels are spot on. With the bath being supported by the wood I then lowered the five feet to touch the floor.

However a slight issue, with the side panel fitted there is a gap at one end of approx 14 mm and at the other end its 20mm, so obviously the floor isnt level along the length.

How do I overcome this situation, is it permissible to put down excessive adhesive to level the tiles out to be even along the length of the panel?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

 

[macten]

Yes bob - 6mm will be okay to pack out but you're doing it the hard way! When using bath panels you should tile the floor level first and then fit your bath to desired height to remove all these headaches. In my experience you'll struggle to get it perfect doing it your way.

 

[welwel]

Hi Macten,

Thanks for your advice.

Baths coming out tomorrow, then I will tile the floor and refit the bath.

Im learning!

By the way, I have a Mach 1

Cheers

Bob