Tile First or Last?

[alligin]

Hi,

Getting an electric shower installed above the bath its a completely new installation, water pipes and electric run.

Going to tile the plasterboard walls surrounding myself.

Should the tiling be done before or after the shower has been installed, I would have thought that doing it after the installation would be best, but if not why not?

 

[joe-90]

Tile before. This way means your tiles are right behind your shower and nice and level. Remember that plasterboard needs tanking.

 

[alligin]

thanks for the info

 

[hawkinsj]

I'm putting in a bath. Should I therefore tile behind the bath line first and then put in the bath so that the bath butts up to the tiles?

thankyou !
John.

 

[Richard C]

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[hawkinsj]

I do apologise ! I thought it was better to add to the same query which is very relevant than to create a whole new thread. However, a whole new thread it is then !