The back wall is up against the flange so that will get shimmed and spaced out with plywood.
How to seal tub against tile wall.
I thought the idea was to isolate the tub from the tiled walls so the tile field doesn t crack.
If your gap is smaller than 1 8 inch in width use regular caulk.
Grout or caulk between floor tile and tub.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
Border tiles border around field tiles while accent tiles are used to add interest usually intermixed with field tiles.
Assuming the round heads won t stick out past the backer board and interfere with the tile wall i typically will mesh tape and seal over them.
The best approach when installing cement board or other tile backer around a tub is to keep the cement board out of the lip area.
It was a poor choice of bath for the location.
Fill gaps larger than 1 8 inch.
The tile does not come down completely to meet the fiberglass.
How to seal a fiberglass shower pan to a tile wall.
Baths that are designed to be hard up against a wall should have a raised tiling lip around the perimeter and are recessed slightly into the wall so that the tiles can overlap the lip slightly and minimise any risk of water damage to the wall under the tiles.
I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
The best way to prevent this is to seal your new grout and repeat as needed every year or so for wall and floor tiles that don t get much moisture and more often for grout in the shower or on.
You can then apply caulk along the top of your flange to seal the surface and to give your bathtub a more finished look.
Before you begin to install the tile figure out the layout of your tile scheme after measuring all areas to be tiled as well as the tiles.
Above the lip of the tub.
Similar to the gap that can exist between your wall tile and tub you may have a space between the floor and your bathtub.
Fiberglass shower pans are frequently installed with tiled walls in the shower.