Space Between Tub And Floor Tile

This is another blog post by charles buell a seattle wa home inspector.

Space between tub and floor tile. I m just looking for options please dont suggest to retile as that is not an option for now 4 answers. Space between the tub and the tile to allow installation of a flexible bead of caulk. When you ve completed tiling above the board and the tiles are held firmly remove the board and cut the first row of tile to fit. There is about 1 2 inch gap between the tub tile that i would like to caulk h.

Water has a way of seeping into any available opening and the bathroom expansion joint between the bathtub and the flooring is no exception. How to fill the gap between the bathtub flooring. If you are not using. Between floor and wall or other abutting dissimilar material 1 4.

Caulking between the tub and wall connection is fine if the wall is some sort of one piece sheet or enclosure but with tile it should not be there. My bathroom tile is ceramic and was clearly installed poorly there is about a 3 4 to 1 gap between the tub and the floor tile it currently has caulk to fill the gap but that always get dirty and separates over time. Similar to the gap that can exist between your wall tile and tub you may have a space between the floor and your bathtub. You must leave some space for grout about 2 millimeter between the tiles of course if you want bigger gaps then use disposable crosses for the tiles to put between them.

As with any other gap near your bathtub you ll want to close the opening to prevent any possible water damage or the onset of mold and mildew. I m not sure that i like the look. This tip also allows you to wrap tile around tub corners as shown in the photo below. Our contractor recommended a pvc type molding because i think he said grout wouldn t hold up.

Wall to wall inside corner wall to tub about 1 8.