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    What mitre saw blade for cutting steel trim?

    Hi all, I've brought an Evolution R210CMS mitre saw for cutting tile trims. It comes with a T20 tct multipurpose blade. The issue I'm having is when I cut steel trim, it keeps kicking back and bending the trim. My question is, do I need to buy the T68 blade for cutting finer metals? Or is it...
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    Remove skirting or trim

    Hi all, DIY advice needed. Tiled the toilet and now for one reason or another need to remove the back wall tile skirt. What's the best way to do this without damaging the other tiles? Other solution is to remove the trim and tile up the wall. Is there a way to remove just the trim? Any help or...
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    Best blade for steel tile trim?

    Hello guys, I'm new to the forum :) So you know my skill level.., I'm currently training at a Construction school in wall & floor tiling, due to qualify in June 2021. Next month, I'm tiling my brothers kitchen and he wants a steel trim fitting. I will be using a hacksaw and mitre block to...
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    Trim or Silicon on tile upstands

    Hello All For good or bad (probably bad as its not a common choice) we're planning to tile around the top of the kitchen worktop. Worktop is dead level so plan to leave a 2 or 3 mm expansion gap and Silicon that. The issue is the top of the tiled upstand. The tiles are black ceramic with raw...
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    Tile trim question

    Hi- I have just had my kitchen tiled with Metro tiles. I bought the trim requested by the fitter- but it looks odd and I’m not sure how I can change it.
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    Tile trim to match rose quartz tile colour

    Hi All. How can I match my tile trim to my tiles? The tiles are rose quartz. Unusual shades of purple & mauve. I have a RAL shade chart as I am getting some green trim coloured to the RAL code for my en-suite bathroom tiles. But there is not even a close match for the rose quartz. Does anyone...
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    Metal trim around sill and reveal

    Any suggestions would be appreciated on how best to fix trims ? Inside reveal only tiling 2 high.
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    Genesis TDP trim

    Looking to use Genesis TDP trim on a bathroom project, and just wanted to ask a daft question.... The website TDP - Aluminium Square - Genesis - https://www.genesis-gs.com/tdp-aluminium-square-01?search=tdp says "Select TDP according to tile thickness" Do they mean, select the 8mm version if...
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    window - best trim to finish metro tiles

    Hi all, tiling my kitchen and I am upto the window. what the best way to finish where the tiles turn in toward the window. These are metro /subway tiles and have beveled edges, so will vary in thickness where they are cut at the window recess - what is the best trim to use or is it possible to...
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    Herringbone bevel metro - what trim?!

    Hi, my tiler has recently suggested that beveled metro tile, herringbone, half wall will not look good as extra grout will be exposed on the trim. I'm intending to use white tiles, dark grey grout and black trim. Would a box trim work to the highest part of the tile with the lower part just...
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    Metal tile trim

    Hi All I'm looking for some nuggets of wisdom please. I've used the plastic rounded edge trim before and got great results without much thought. I've gone for metal square edged stuff this time and I can't figure out what to do here. The left hand wall at the tap end of the bath is going...
  12. Tom TGH Tiling

    Tile trim half wall to full wall

    Hey guys, I hope you're all well. Any advice on getting a neat trim on this one? The trim will want to run floor to ceiling along the blue dots. The wall with the purple dots will be tiled floor to ceiling. The wall with the red dot will be half wall. If I use trim sitting out over the half...
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    Help! I don’t think this chrome tile trim is fitted correctly?

    Hi Please help. I’m in the middle of a huge bathroom refit. I’m a homeowner. My tiler has tiled the room today and applied the brushed chrome tile trim around the window. I’ve had a look and think it looks incorrect. my daughter has an en-suiteand the tile trim is mitred around the window. I...
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    Shower Tray trim vs Silicon

    I'm tiling an en-suite shower (it has one of those bog-standard heavy cast-concrete (?) and enamel bases if that makes a difference). I am not an experienced tiler, so I'm doing my learning. Looking on the YouTubes, nobody seems to be using that concave shower tray trim anymore, (that would go...
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    Aluminium tile trim?

    Hello all, I am currently renovating two bathrooms in my place and needing some advice on tile trim. I renovated a bathroom at my childhood house with my dad. We used aluminium trim up the edge of a wall and around the vanity. Had big problems with the black that comes off it and wasn't happy...
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    Tile trim

    Hello Need advice trim on top of my tile is coming up on one side how can I glue to back down??
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    Tile trim !

    Hi All, I’ve been asked to help a friend whose has a stab at tiling their bathroom; they’ve tiled around the window, sides, top and bottom but asked me to finish the window (window reveals and tile trim. I’ve tiled the reveals and placed the trim in place but it’s left varying gaps between the...
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    Tile Trim Window Edge

    Hey guys, new to the forum.. I'm currently tiling a bathroom and have the tiles cut around the window in the front wall.. I've tried my hardest to get the edge of the window tiles as straight as can be but when placing a tile edge trim up against the line there's a 1mm gap every now and then...
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    Thick grout line behind trim tile

    We had a new tile shower installed with an oil rubbed bronze liner/pencil as the trim tile around the wall tile. The problem is the installer applied a 1/4 inch of line of grout between the liner and the wall. Although the grout is a dark color, it is not as dark as the liner and looks bad. I...
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    Tile trim for 7mm floor tiles - Also tiling on Wood one side and Quarry tiles the other

    What trim size do i need for a 7mm floor tile and whats the best flexi adeasive to use on part quary floor & floor boards and how much do i need for 8sqm

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