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John Rumm
 
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Default Tiling behind bath? or tile down to bath?

xxx wrote:

Whats the recommendation/convention? Install bath then tile down to it,
grout and seal? Or tile the wall to below the level of the bath, install
the bath and seal? I think the former, but someone I know is swearing
the latter is better.


Most baths have a slight rolloff at tht edge, so if you install tem
against a tiled wall you end up with a small moisture trap to go mouldy.

In many cases it is better to even chop them into the wall a little bit
and then tile down to them. This adds rigidity to even the most flimsy
of plastic baths.

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Cheers,

John.

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