How to finish floor tiles in a doorway

[Dave Ramsden]

Does anyone else finish tiles in a doorway halfway under the door with the relevent depth square edge chrome trim?

Will post a picture tommorow...

 

[White Room]

All depends what's on the other side of the door, Carpet, tiles or laminate flooring, Wether you need a threshold strip

 

[Dave Ramsden]

Well I generally do it that way so that the person thats finishing the other floor can add to it if required. Reducing strips are still easy to fit over the top.
I used to always fit a hardwood strip.

 

[White Room]

What I try and do is when the door is shut make sure that you can't see the edges of the tiles if I'm putting a stop strip in

 

[Fekin]

I tile right upto the door and a transition strip right under the door it's self.

 

[Dave Ramsden]

When working on old building refurbs, sometimes reducing strips dont always fit the doorway properly. If theres not height difference between the two finishes, it looks nice just seeing a 1mm chrome line under the door.

 

[White Room]

The trouble with threshold strips it could mean having to take a bit of the bottom of the door, Not my favorite job

 

[pjtiler]

half way in the door rebate is the standard way

 

[Alberta Stone]

Don't forget to undercut the door casing and jams so that when you are done it looks as if the door was built flush onto the top of the tiles.
I still see lots of hacks who just cut the tiles around the door casing/jams and just grout or Silicon the edge to finish.
Very unprofessional finish.
Takes a few minutes and a crosscut saw and chisel to do it right.
(unless you bought one of the undercut electrics which are pimped out angle grinders with a saw blade).

 

[The D]

Don't forget to undercut the door casing and jams so that when you are done it looks as if the door was built flush onto the top of the tiles.
I still see lots of hacks who just cut the tiles around the door casing/jams and just grout or Silicon the edge to finish.
Very unprofessional finish.
Takes a few minutes and a crosscut saw and chisel to do it right.
(unless you bought one of the undercut electrics which are pimped out angle grinders with a saw blade).

I hadn’t realised it was unprofessional to do it like that

 

[Spud]

nice architrave cut very well done but you must agree you do get a better finish if you let the tile under the wood work and not all tilers do such nice cuts as you i have seen some right butchers

 

[The D]

nice architrave cut very well done but you must agree you do get a better finish if you let the tile under the wood work and not all tilers do such nice cuts as you i have seen some right butchers

Yes m8 I have to agree with you but sometimes it is just quicker to cut the tile.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

To a suitable place inside the door jam. Didnt trim this off because the thick door matting made it awkward.

 

[The D]

To a suitable place inside the door jam. Didnt trim this off because the thick door matting made it awkward.

Unsure what I am looking at with that one.:huh2:

 

[Alberta Stone]

Cut the tile or cut the wood....hmm.
I still think it is quicker to cut the wood.
There have been a couple times when I didn't cut the wood due to having no saw, but by far the best is to undercut.
No Silicon and no grout at that point makes a really clean profile.

Nice cutting though.