Spread ceramic tile mortar on the back of the cut tile and set it in place next to the tub properly spaced with the surrounding tile.
Tile up to tub.
Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom.
Tile on tile or as i say it.
When tiling bathtubs backsplashes and other areas that use limited quantities of tile buy the best quality tile you can afford.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
Squeeze the tube to push grout out of the tip and fill the joint along the tub and tile.
Repeat for each tile around the tub.
And it lasts for 20 years.
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Leave 1 4 inch of space between the cut side of the tile and the tub.
I cover some of the specifics of how to layout and set up a tub to install tile around it.
To tile around a tub or shower start by measuring the height of the back wall from the lip of the tub to the top of the area to be tiled.