Tile Niche Trim

A bullnose is the most widely available trim piece.

Tile niche trim.

This glossy quarter round trim tile is a this glossy quarter round trim tile is a distinctive finishing touch for backsplashes and feature walls in the kitchen bathroom shower and more. One tip on placement of the niche. Finishing pieces can make a huge impact on the overall design of your tile and we want to ensure our clients love their tile from beginning to end. Choosing tile is hard enough and the nitty gritty details of trim can be overwhelming.

In some cases the edges may not even need polishing. Layering trim tiles can elevate the entire design accent a certain feature and create interest and individuality. Natural stone tile edge trim. It s a true white ceramic wall tile in a traditional design and a new modern color.

As you can see in this picture steve is using 12x24 wall tile that s the same thickness as the sill. Here are 8 ways of installing tile trim with our finishing options including bullnose chair rails v caps flat liners pencil liners edge glaze and cove base. Natural stone such as marble granite and travertine can be polished so that the edges look finished. Usually around 3 wide and the length of the field tile a bullnose piece has a convex radius on one side and can be used in a variety of applications.

These borders trims and accent tiles can seamlessly blend into your design stand out or highlight another feature in the space by repeating a finish or material. It also can add some interest to those plain yet wide shower walls. But you can buy a few pieces of travertine and cut them down into smaller sizes. It is better to install the niche a bit lower than necessary say 1 8.

But trim pieces are also an important design feature. By removing the exposed edges trim softens the transition where your tile ends adding a high end look and effectively outlining your tile installation. Here the bullnose is used to finish the edge of a tiled shower seat. Schluter systems rondec 0 375 in w x 98 5 in l satin anod alum aluminum tile edge trim.

We re here to make it easy. The sill tile should hang outside the niche by 1 16 if you ll be using pencil trim tile to frame the niche. Our plan is to install the niche so that the tile and profile installed on the bottom of the niche aligns with the top of a row of wall tile. With the right tile and trim they can also be stunning design elements within your bathroom.

Installing a rectangular tile niche horizontally can give you a much longer space to keep your things. By making the sill stick out by 1 16 he ll make the pencil tile hang out over the main tile by the same distance.