Tile around a fiberglass tub!
#1
04-22-05, 05:09 AM
Tile around a fiberglass tub!
I have installed a new one piece fiberglass tub and surround in my bathroom and want to install a row of tiles around the tub. My question is that there is a gap created by the height difference of the fiberglass flange of the tub and the drywall thickness. The flange is around 1 inch wide all the way around the tub. Can I just tile up to the tub and leave the inch or so of the tile without any backing or do I need to fill this gap in with something before I tile and if I do need to fill this, what can I use to fill it?
Thanks in advance!
Craig.
Thanks in advance!
Craig.
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04-22-05, 12:20 PM
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If it is only an inch or so then you can tile right up to the tub. I have found it best to leave a small gap between the tub and tile (1/8") so the tub has a little room to move. Just caulk that small gap because the grout will just break out anyway.
Good luck
Bryan
Good luck
Bryan
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04-24-05, 01:41 PM
I don't like 1", for me it's too much. Some folks drop the greenboard over the lip and create a sloping surface..I would instead cut the back half of the Durock off with a utility knife, and leave the front half to hang over the lip vertically, about 1/16" off the surface.. The tiles will grab and stay and the grout will last longer. Tile away,, let dry, grout, let dry. Fill the tub with water to weight down, caulk, let dry, empty the tub the next day.
Mark
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04-26-05, 05:46 AM
That sounds like a great way to avoid the problem, unfortunately I already have it! If I just tile up to the tub, how about filling the gap with the tile wall adhesive? or drywall compound? or silicone? I am worried if I leave it empty when I try to grout, the grout will continually run through the tile and setup and/or stay.
I was thinking maybe drywall compound covered with fiberglass joint tape? Silicone would take 10 tubes and take forever!
anyone with comments?
I was thinking maybe drywall compound covered with fiberglass joint tape? Silicone would take 10 tubes and take forever!
anyone with comments?
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04-26-05, 11:52 AM
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Just use the thinset you will use to set the tile. It really isn't that big of a deal. An inch isn't that much. Don't use the drywall compound. If water ever gets through, which it will, the compound will be ruined.
Bryan
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