Seeking advice on an ongoing job (bevelled metro tiles)

[Andy Allen]

I always trim the top, it's an exposed edge and you can see the ginger biscuit If not

But if you use 8mm there will be a 2mm lip .
Not saying your wrong or right, as all ways it's a personal choice my customer gets to choose and if they want trim at the top.....no problem.
BTW most metros I've used are white biscuit...

 

[Tom Ewer]

How would you finish off the top if you don't use trim? I'm thinking in particular of the hollow top end of trim running up a corner.

 

[andyb1]

Square edge trim for me, always ask customer if they want top trimmed, as previously mentioned, boxing just looks wrong.

 

[One Day]

Mitred for me. They're soft and easy to work. It's worth the effort unless it's a new-build site job. It looks a bit "Bish bash bosh" with all that trim!

 

[Andy Allen]

How would you finish off the top if you don't use trim? I'm thinking in particular of the hollow top end of trim running up a corner.

Grout or decorators chalk.
Or mitre the corners and use 6mm trim for the top.

 

[dave l and l]

apart from the boxing in which doesnt look terrible . the rest of the job looks decent , i use trim on the metros, usually 8 mm

 

[Andy Allen]

Have to agree we have seen a lot worse on here..

 

[Flintstone]

Some
Metros are white back but some are biscuit with a thick glaze on, there's that many different ones now you never know. Some are really heavily bevelled and some hardly at all.

 

[Andy Allen]

DIY sheds metros .....the bevel is virtually non existent...

 

[One Day]

I'll try and dig out pics from a job I did with mitred crackle-glaze efforts from Laura Ashley.
Terrible to work with as the glaze kept pinging off!

 

[Flintstone]

I've used them too imp, all The laura Ashley tiles I've used haven't been great, I suspect there bct

 

[One Day]

I've used them too imp, all The laura Ashley tiles I've used haven't been great, I suspect there bct

I think they are, because I fixed the exact same later on in different packaging from an internet company at about 1/3 the price.

 

[Flintstone]

Those ted baker tiles are bct as well

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Tom - not sure where to begin with this.
The trim is wrong, the boxing is wrong , the setting out of the cuts is wrong.
Everything others have said!
For me they should be mitred, the tiles should be laid like bricks so on a return of a full face it should be a half tile and on the cill the front and top should be the same - a brick. Most do this type of tile like wallpaper and I prefer brick blocks. Just my choice.

 

[Andy Allen]

On the cill i prefer to half bond the top to the front.......just my choice..... (after checking with the customer)..