Flat "L" tile trim

[Gazzer]

Ok so todays job was 4 course of 100mm tiles around a kitchen. They wanted this "L" shape chrome trim around the edges which is no problem until you come to the window cill and reveals. Ther eis also a boxing covering pipework.
So if you imagine this trim is 2mm thick and 10mm deep and you edge the sides and tops of the tiles where it is 4 course high. Looking direct at the tiles you get to see a 2 mm edge. Hope this is making sense. Now this is the only way the trim can go on this area but when it comes to the cill and reveals, which way would you put the trim?.

 

[david campbell]

i would have it so you can see the 2mm edge facing you but it sounds too thick for the tiles

 

[Gazzer]

Nope the 10mm is good for the tiles

 

[Dan]

You'd just have to have one of the 10mm edges facing you that run up the window reveal (am I on the right thinking path?)

 

[Gazzer]

I will let this run for a while before I say anymore but Dan, Thats they way I would usually do it unless told otherwise....this client added a little twist to the story though.

 

[doug boardley]

intrigued now, 'cos that's ^^^ the way that I'd do it

 

[Gazzer]

intrigued now, 'cos that's ^^^ the way that I'd do it

So you would have the 2 mm edge facing you around the edge and top but the 10mm facing you along the cill ?

 

[doug boardley]

So you would have the 2 mm edge facing you around the edge and top but the 10mm facing you along the cill ?

No Neale, I'd have the 2mm facing me all the way, the 10mm section on the cill would be flat with the cill tiles.

 

[Gazzer]

Hard to explain without piccies !

 

[Gazzer]

No Neale, I'd have the 2mm facing me all the way, the 10mm section on the cill would be flat with the cill tiles.

So is that Dans thought too ?

 

[doug boardley]

...so consequently my wall tiles would be 10mm + past reveals and window ledge.

 

[Alan.P]

Used this often, 2mm edge facing forward for me as well it does mean that you see the 10mm edge on the internall around the reveal but it has to be one edge or the other.

 

[Dan]

I was thinking having the 2mm showing on the cill front, so 10mm flat on the cill level with the tile, and then the 2mm showing up the front of each side, 10mm on the inside still with the cill peice. And then around the room half way up where it meets the window, have the 2mm on the front still like around the window? Your 10mm on top of the half-tiled area would meet the 10mm in the window reveal (the side) and run down on the inside of the window and meet the cill piece.

If I'm thinking correctly. Just stood at my kitchen window. I think that makes sense and would work? :lol:

You don't have throw 'em out there Neale mate! haha

 

[The D]

i do it like this

 

[Gazzer]

i do it like this

Quite dark that photo but I think I see how you have done it.