Mark a horizontal line around your bath at this height.
Tiling around a bathtub lip.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
You may wish to alter this height if possible to minimise tile cutting.
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.
Above the lip of the tub.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
The cement board must be.
How to install tile around a tub with a lip 1.
I am tiling a greenboard wall above a bathtub.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
Fill the gap between the tile and the tub with caulk.
I understand that the greenboard must be above the lip of the bathtub not overlapping or underlapping however using this method will create a 1 gap the length of the lip between the top of the tub minus the lip and the beginning of the drywall.
Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom.
Place the cement board.
Use backboard screws to secure the cement board to the framing.
I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
Secure the cement board.