Tile Trim Around Windows

Plan the installation of your tile trim alongside the installation of your tiles.

Tile trim around windows.

If your trim tiles are larger or smaller than the tiles along your edge measure the edge of your tiled surface then divide that number by the width of your desired trim tile. Then install your trim as usual and you ve got nailing for your trim and the trim sits over top of your tile making a really tight look. Pull the stone toward you keeping the pressure even and the angle consistent on the edge of the tile. Use bullnose tiles to round off the edges of the window frame and tile the wall first.

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. Grout up to the trim wipe it down around the trim and once grout sets up put a bead of white silicone down it. The edge you will be trimming is 96 inches long. It s a good idea to cut these to size.

Use wooden suppports to keep the tiles at the top of your window in place whilst the adhesive dries. Making your own trim demands accuracy and effort. If the tile is a soft bodied variety you may be able to fashion the trim tile yourself by rounding the edges with a masonry stone. When installing the tiles around windows make sure you first secure the tile corner trim in thinset.

You can expect to spend about four to five hours tiling a standard 36x40 inch double hung window. Use tile trim to give your bathroom a professional finish. In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel. If the number is not a whole number i e.

96 divided by 4 24 tiles. Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location. Your desired trim tiles are 4 inches long. That way you can make sure the grout lines of the recess are on the same plane as the wall.

Using a hacksaw or trim cutter cut the trim at a 45 angle at wall edges and bases and ensure that each portion fits together at a 90 angle. You could also run the tile further behind the trim and only shoot the trim in the grout joints. Measure the areas to be installed with tile trim and then them measure again to be 100 sure. One edge curves around a perpendicular corner to seamlessly fit into the side of your tile.