Tile trim when not a corner

Participant · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:44

Hi all

I'm doing a small tiling job in our downstairs toilet to replace the old black ones that were there before. I've got some 8mm tile trim, but my question is about where the tile trim should ideally go and how I should fit it.

Here's the tiling area:

I was thinking about laying the trim as per the red line in the photo above, with the black lines showing joins. The flat part of the trim would be adhered to the vertical wall as opposed to the window sill...whaddya reckon? And should I add trim to the bottom horizontal underneath the sink?

I've done some tiling before but didn't do a brilliant job of the trim part and am not sure what the accepted practice is for when tiles finish in the middle of a wall.

Another question: is there some trick to the 45 degree join where vertical trim meets horizontal? Or is it just a case of cutting it with a sharp Stanley knife blade?

Many thanks

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Participant · 16 Mar 2014 at 18:09

Cheers guys. Had a crack at this today. Looks all right I think.

Grouting tomorrow. I wanted to do it today, but the adhesive said to let it go off for 24hrs before grouting.

Participant · 17 Mar 2014 at 22:31

Hmm, personally, whenever I see tiles without trim, I assume it was a lazy bodge, no matter how neat the grout line.

Anyway, I grouted this evening and have just finished up by getting the sink back on and siliconing.

As always seems to be the way with these things, it wasn't as quick as I thought it would be tonight. The sink waste just kept on leaking until I finally noticed that the gasket had perished! Luckily I had a spare one.

All that remains is to polish the tiles again once the grout has dried entirely. Thanks for the input. I hate tiling

. Even basic jobs like these seem to take me far too long.

Participant · 18 Mar 2014 at 15:11

Tinders said:
smaller size trim

? Not sure what you're referring to here, that trim is the only size I've ever seen I think in width terms.

Participant · 18 Mar 2014 at 21:47

wazza300 said:
the width depends on the depth of the tile,it has to fit inside the trim slightly

That's the depth, not the width. You said it yourself

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Width wise, I've only ever seen standard like mine or thin like what Jez posted, so since Tinders hasn't said whether what Jez posted is what he's talking about, I still don't know what he's referring to.