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  1. C

    Differing window heights over bench

    Hi Guys and Girls I’m new to this forum, just installed new cabinets in kitchen and now starting tile splashback there is a difference in height between the two widows of around 15mm. I’m looking for a bit of advise on weather to drop the bottom of the architrave that is high or add a thin strip...
  2. B

    How do I fill this gap between marble tile and metal window frame?

    Hello everyone. My building had bricking work done on the outside and it seems in the process they've yanked the shower window away from where it was seated before. Creating this gap between the tile and exterior frame. How do I fill this gap? Should I use grout or something else? Thank you!
  3. N

    How to set out for an off centre window using bevelled metro tiles

    Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to set out my tiles. I think I have a solution but looking for second opinions/better solutions. I have a window off centre in my bathroom which I am wall tiling with bevelled metro tiles. If I centre from the window I get uneven cuts at each end and...
  4. A

    GAP BETWEEN TILING & WINDOW FRAME - BEST WAY TO COVER THIS?

    WHOLE BATHROOM REFIT - ALL WALL FULL HEIGHT TILING AND TILED WINDOW LEDGES. ONE SMALL WINDOW & ONE LARGE WINDOW DIRECTLY OPPOSITE BATHROOM DOOR. PREVIOUS SILL HEIGHT & TILES WERE RIGHT UP TO WOODEN WINDOW FRAME (SEE LAST PHOTO WITH CLOCK)). NEW TILES PLACED SO THAT WINDOW LEDGE HEIGHT WAS NOT...
  5. N

    3 way mitre in window reveal

    Hi, I am at a complete standstill, just cant get my head around the corner joint I need to do in the window reveal. So I am just tiling 3 tiles up the reveal and have followed tutorials on "how to do a 3 way mitre" but it just doesnt work for me. Is it that the trim I am using is just rounded...
  6. R

    Bathroom window and half tiled wall

    Hi. I am going to be filing around a window which is very close (about 70mm to the adjacent wall. That wall next to it will be half tiled. My question is would it look best if I aim to run the grout line dead on the bottom of the window and stop the tiles on the other wall at that height or...
  7. M

    Tiling Under A Bathroom Window

    Is it ok to butt the tile up against the bottom of the window sill to keep the tile height with the piping on h other walls the same?
  8. M

    Tiling Under A Bathroom Window

    The tile all around the top on the bathroom walls will have piping on the top tile. The tile on the wall under he window will butt up against the bottom of the window sill. This way the height of the top of the tiles are the same on all walls. See the photos. Is this a good way to do this? what...
  9. D

    Advice on narrow strip round window reveal

    I'm looking to renovate the bathroom after leaving it for some time since we moved in. Currently there is a very narrow strip of tiles on the right side of the window and I'm asking for advice on how to deal with this when I retile. Please see picture. I was going to use bigger tiles (probably...
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  10. Dowler77

    Trim on 3 edges of window

    I have a window in the corner of the bathroom. One side is flush with the reveal. Should I only trim 3 sides or will this look stupid?
  11. A

    Tiling round window with metro tiles

    Hi all - had a bit of a nightmare tiling our bathroom. We prioritised getting a full tile immediately below the window and thought we’d get away with it at the top, but we’ve now got to the top and are left with a slither of a tile above the window - see photo. Is there any advice on how best...
  12. M

    Brick bond tiling of kitchen window

    When tiling a window reveal in a kitchen with brick bond tiles I am struggling to set out the window as 2 tiles leaves around a 15mm gap towards the window. Can anyone think of a way over this? Thanks. Should the grout line with the tiles on the window base line up with the grout line of the...
  13. S

    Uneven window sill

    I'm an inexperienced/novice tiler. I've only done a couple small jobs at home. I'm tiling a backsplash for my kitchen with 4x10 ceramic matte tiles. The kitchen area is "U" shaped so the lines will continue on the side walls. I just noticed that my window sill is uneven. It's about 1/2 inch...
  14. D

    Help! Need to add shims for proper hardiebacker placement, but then wont be flush with dryway area

    Hi everyone. First time poster and tile diy. Thanks in advance for any and all help, tidbits, and words of wisdom on my project. I'm renovating an original 1957 bathroom in west Hartford ct. In order to place hardiebacker / cement board properly juuuust over the lip, I have had to add...
  15. N

    Should I rip out the tiles in the window sill?

    Tiling kitchen splashback, but I've messed up the layout. Should I rip out the tiles on the window sill? Or do I just about get away with it? It kindof looks like the tilesnin the window sill are 3D bricks. Done quite a phew tiling DIY jobs in the past, so this is noty first time. I just messed...
  16. J

    Tiling around off centre bathroom window

    Using 30x60 tiles, window off centre. I was thinking using centre of window as centre line. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
  17. Sean-tries-to-tile

    Window tile trim-to-tile grout line?

    Hi guys just a quick one, i have read other threads about grout between trim and tile, seems about a 50 50 split concensus, but in this case, grout between window trim and tile or not? Of course I would have to shorten the center piece to allow for grout space. Also, if a grout line is left...
  18. L

    Brick bond around door or window

    I'm tiling my bathroom using white metro tiles 20mm x 10mm (not bevelled). I want to use a brick bond pattern. When tiling around a window/door do I start above them and work down or do I start at the first full tile above the floor and hope the pattern matches back up above the window/door...
  19. Sean-tries-to-tile

    How the tile round this window?

    Hi all, I've had a go at tiling our cloakroom loo and its going ok, (I am extremely slow, it ridiculous). I opted to make the corner of the room the starting point as that is what's seen from the hallway, when u walk past it. My issue is if I follow the patten round from the existing tiling in...
  20. B

    Kitchen window sill advice

    Hi im going to have a go at tiling my kitchen, just wondering if it is possible to tile this window sill instead of having the plastic sill on? It is plasterboard with wood packing it up as the window was actually below the bench but im not sure if tile would stick to the wood/plasterboard edge...
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