Can i tile on top of a bath??
Question:My problem is, just moved into a new house and found the bath tub has about a 11/2 inch gap between the bath and the wall, the previous owners had just laid an inch tile across and siliconed the rest (not very well)
Unfortunatly my money is needed elsewhere in the house so i was wondering, could i tile on top of the edge of the tub, if so how could i adhere it ...ie would adhesive work ??
If not, is there anything else i could do ??
Answers:
Tiling on top of the bath rarely works particlarily if you are using the bath to support the tile. A bath is constantly moving when filled with water and emptied and also with the weight of the person using it, this results in a moving join between the tile on the edge of the bath and the wall tile.
If there is no alternative then the best method is to tile on the top edge of the bath as normal, but leave a small gap between the edge of the tile and the wall, do not grout this gap. When the adhesive and grout are dry (24 -48 hrs) fill the bath with water and apply a neat bead of sanitary silicon to the gap. Leave the bath full of water for 24 hrs to allow the silicon to cure. The flexible nature of the silicon bead will compensate for the movement of the bath.
Good luck!
yes.
get 11/2" wood and glue it to the wall with a good builders glue ( gripfill is good ) and then tile on the wood but make a little slope towards the bath for the water , you do not need special paste because you are just tiling
you will have to wedge the wood onto the wall to make it stick and then take out the wedges the next day
from a tiler
None of the others are right...Use a product called gripfill to adhere..Then re seal using bathroom sealant...
YES YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU SEAL THE TILES ROUND THE BARTH
I would cut and put a piece of wood to fit in there first and then do your tile over it. Caulk around it. Hope this helps
Move the bath is best solution but Silicone is a good all round adhesive for what you are wanting to do. Alternatively pack out the row of tiles at the bottom to form a slant.
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