If the tub is level start with a full tile at its rim.
Tiling a garden tub.
This video will show you how to set tile around a tub.
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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.
If it is not level start the first row of full tiles at least three fourths of a tile above the rim.
Follow the order shown in the diagram to snap the rest of the lines.
Follow the below step by step process on how to tile around a garden tub.
Divide the dimension in half and make a mark there.
On high end units you will find whirlpool jets.
Check if you need to adjust this mark to avoid laying slivers of tile at the top and bottom.
The tub tends to be raised higher off the floor.
There are usually one or two steps leading up to the tub.