I want to tile the walls in my bath but don't want to remove the one piece acrylic tub. Has anyone ever cut down the tub walls and tiled down to the edge of the existing tub? I anticipate placing a sill around the entire tub as well.
Remove just the upper part of the 1 Piece Acrylic Tub (Walls) and leave the tub in place
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If your tile is not secure, then the backer is not secure either. You will need to gut it to the studs and install water proof membrane, concrete board or heavy hardy-backer to tile over. The window frame must also be carefully water-proofed as well and trimmed out with a moisture resistant material. Get some professional advise on this one, a new tile job is not cheap or easy and be a shame to have a leaky, grout dropping job when you're done.
As far as the type of tile, ceramic or porcelain are similar products, difference being the hardness grade and the type of glazing. Porcelain is always a better choice in my view as the surface glaze is smoother, easier to keep clean and usually a harder grade.(3 to 7) prices can vary wildly, usually again because of the glazing and hardness factors. Designer patterns also effect the cost as well.
This works on dried silicone and is pretty non-toxic
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If you take a look at the picture in this question you'll see that a "normal" tub has an integrated flange that is meant to go behind the tile.
Your one-piece is not designed with tile in mind, so especially at the corners, you are going to have a gap between the tub and the wall. Depending on the design of your one piece, cutting off the top might cause it to loose some rigidity and cause the tub to flex.
What you would need to do is cut off the top and leave a flange of sorts that you could use to attach the tub to the wall securely. Then you're going to need some trim or possibly the "sill" that you referenced to make a good transition between the tub and the wall and tile down to that transitional piece.
It may be possible, but with the work involved and the unknowns - have you priced a basic tub? Or looked at a building surplus type store? I'd make sure you don't have any reasonably priced options before resorting to this (you can get a new, retail, enameled steel tub for less than $150).