How To Install Bathtub Wall Surround Over Tile

Learn the largest tile industry secret to remodel your bathroom for just 200 bucks and 1 days work.

How to install bathtub wall surround over tile. Surrounds can be installed directly over securely fastened ceramic tile. And it lasts for 20 years. Understand how your bathtub is setup. Purchase a tub surround kit compatible with your existing tub from your local home improvement store.

Tile on tile or as i say it. Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there. How to tile a tub surround 1. The old tile area needs to be smaller than the kit and you ll need to build up the surrounding wall.

Before any work is done a representative works with you to determine your specific needs and the best way to install the surround. 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. This guide will show you how to install shower walls so you can turn any bathtub into a shower in just one day. I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.

Tub surrounds can sometimes be installed over existing tile but only when conditions are right. This video will show you how to set tile around a tub. Mark the layout lines webb chappell. In new installations the enclosure should be.

Some bathtub wall kits are designed to be put directly over ceramic wall tiles according to jennifer renglich marketing director for bath fitter a national chain for bathroom remodeling products.