Tiling around outlets?
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I want to retile my bathroom. After taking down the old tile around the tub, if the wall is not damaged, does the wall
board have to be replaced?
Remove the outlet plates, tile, replace the outlet plates. If tile are thick, only role to where the plate edge will be or the cover will be too far away from the actual outlet .
You will have to cut the tile around the outlets , then replace the outlet covers .
Thank you.
The problem is that the tile will go halfway up the outlet plates. Sharon, are you saying that I should leave the plates on and tile around them?
If I remove the plates and tile around the outlet, then replace the plate, I will have a large gap between the untiled wall and the plate.
Can you move the outlets up a.few inches? Might be worth the expense of hiring a pro to do that.
Thank you for all your thoughts! I actually ended up tiling it 4" which will be perfect with our mirror. Happy with the results!