installing wall tile around bathtub?

i am replacing my bathtub with a drop in jacuzzi the same size as the bath tub. i also shower in it, so i want to install 12 by 12 sheets of tile around the tub. i was wondering if i should install the tile first or after the jacuzzi is installed.

If you look at most all installation articles and even your installation guide to the jacuzzi, it will call for a finished surface 1st and the jacuzzi to set atop the finished surface in a bed of mortar.. Then a caulk seal is put around the tub edge..
If you tile last, any water that gets on the out side has more of a potentail to leak past. Plus no one mentions that after a short time after you ve grouted uo to that edge, the grout line will crack from water weight and the vibration or the jacuzzi.
This also complies with both ATC and TCA tile hand book guide lines.
Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar and check my qualifications there. GL

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