How to Tile Around a Tub

Supplies You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

• Notched trowel,
  used to apply tile mastic
• Grout sponge,
  for wiping tiles clean
• Rubber trowel,
  for applying the grout
• Drill with diamond-grit hole saw,
  for drilling holes in tile
• Tile nippers,
  used to notch tiles to fit around plumbing
• Margin trowel,
  used to mix mortar and grout
• Tile cutter,
  rents for $15 to $20 a day
• Level and straightedge
• 4-in. drywall knife,
  to embed joint tape in mortar
• Caulking gun with siliconized acrylic caulk