Mitred edges - 12mm travertine

[basshunter]

thanks dave,just been searching the net for a picture of a birds beak mitre but all im getting is...well birds beaks!

 

[Leatherface]

It's that same old chestnut again.....

Do you want to be a DIY tiler or a craftsman who can charge over and above for quality work to customers who have your number on reccomendation ?

Yes you can use plastic or metal trim. Yes you can try and sand them by hand.
Or invest in the proper tackle. Do the job right ( and quicker )

 

[lockers]

'Birds Beak'

Bass H - I know what you are describing with the 'birds beak' reference but I think that all things considered that might be a step too far for my limited expertise. I am sure it would look excellent but I will play it safe with a butjoint.

I think my time will be best spent with a file and rubbing block !

 

[DHTiling]

the terminolgy you should be looking for is a birds mouth not beak...lol lol.....

 

[Perry]

Hi Bass you sound like you have done it before :8:

 

[basshunter]

:mickey:

the terminolgy you should be looking for is a birds mouth not beak...lol lol.....

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Hi Bass you sound like you have done it before :8:

yeah and turned out perfect.then my alarm clock went off

 

[robbbin]

I had a job recently with 14m marble m8 told me about a rexon cutter has all the mitre angles set in it bought one from screwfix about £80 done a brillant job great wet cutter added cost into job

 

[jrm1]

Hi there Leatherface - Just spent a small fortune on marble tiles (15mm thick) and intend to tile into recesses but have been wracking my brains about how to do this, seeing as you can't get round-overs made of stone. And we must agree, plastic would look naff.

So, thanks for your suggestion you posted on the tilersforum. I have a question though:
the variable speed grinder, is it an angle grinder or a die grinder? The air grinders I've found online all seem to have small probe-like ends and not a disc, as on an angel grinder.
You talk of changing sanding discs, so perhaps you use an angle grinder.
Have you used a die grinder? Would they give a better finish than an orbital disc?
If you're polishing in situ I would imagine a disc couldn't get into tight corners.
Loads of questions, I know. But if you could shed any light I would be ever so grateful.

 

[BMD]

Hi,

I am already at the stage where my tiler (who I wouldnt hire again) has my travertine tiles butted and now I need to come up with a solution to finish them nicely.

Given that the tiles haven't been pre-prepared....how do I go about polishing them to make the edge look better?

 

[Gazzer]

Hi,

I am already at the stage where my tiler (who I wouldnt hire again) has my travertine tiles butted and now I need to come up with a solution to finish them nicely.

Given that the tiles haven't been pre-prepared....how do I go about polishing them to make the edge look better?

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[kaharrison9]

My personal thought is plastic with trav looks cheap and chrome with trav can look blingy

 

[robertson60]

Thanks for posting a question i was needing to ask as well, i was all prepared for trim around my door frame,reading some of the replies here that idea is scrapped but as im a joiner i was thinking mitred would be better, but then would like to see some finished pics of mitred, butt and birds mouth to see which has the better finish.

birds mouth is also used in roofs, where rafters sit on top of the wall plate, useless info i know lol

 

[rainsco]

here are some pics of groated mitred corners with natural stone in some of my projects:

http://www.mitterbiller.de/webseite2011/galerie/bad2/images/bad-hd-11.jpg
http://www.mitterbiller.de/webseite2011/galerie/bad1/images/jurabad003x.jpg
http://www.mitterbiller.de/webseite2011/011/images/jurabad10.jpg
http://www.mitterbiller.de/webseite2011/011/images/jurabad15.jpg

 

[Tony73]

looks perfect rainsco

 

[Martino]

rainsco thats excellent a notch above most tilers on here! well done pal....very good!