Installing new bath on existing tiles

[Robotmannick]

Morning all,

The wife wants a new bath installed but likes the current tiles. The bath fits into the corner of the room and the walls are tiled from floor to ceiling. Ideally, I would install the bath first then tile down to the bath but since the tiles are already in place this is not possible. I have two choices:

1) Butt the bath up to the existing tiles. The room is pretty square so this shouldn't cause large gaps at either end. However, water from the over-bath shower may run down the tiles behind the bath.

2) Remove tiles from the level of the bath and below, then butt the bath against the wall so that I can then tile down to the bath as originally planned. The downside is that I have a limited supply of spare tiles so would need to salvage some from the wall and re-use them. I'm then worried about the colour of the new grout not matching the old grout etc.

Option 1 is clearly easier - am I worrying too much about water ingress behind the bath?

Cheers,

Nick

 

[foxhole]

You have third solution if you want to retain tiles,position bath to establish final height and cut tiles to leave a step, lower bath 20mm below tile and silicon all round, crank up feet another 10mm amd seal again, then all up tight and final silicon when all is fixed.A diamond tile blade in a 4" grinder will cut a nice line thru tile.[if a bit dusty]

 

[Robotmannick]

You mean, cut the tiles in situ? Never attempted that before so might have to have a practice first. Thanks for the idea.

 

[TicklyT]

Just doing the same job myself.....
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=202699