Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
Transition from wall tile to bathtub lip.
How to tile a tub surround 1.
In this video i show you the entire process of installing tile around a bathtub.
Cement board detail the best approach when installing cement board or other tile backer around a tub is to keep the cement board out of the lip area.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
I checked the tile grout.
Above the lip of the tub.
Mark the layout lines webb chappell.
Understand how your bathtub is setup.
To tile around a tub or shower start by measuring the height of the back wall from the lip of the tub to the top of the area to be tiled.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
In so doing i ended up with 1 2 inch hardie edge sticking out over my existing wall of the.
The transition is directly under the bullnose tile on the edges of the shower.
Affiliate links bosch laser level.
And yes you can paint right over the thinset if you need to.