Setting out opinion wanted

[SB4U]

Thanks for the confirmation @3_fall. I'll do that then. Seems a shame to put such iddy biddy teeny weeny tiles next to a couple of behemoths but as you say, gotta compromise somewhere.

@cassie I like the FEAR acronym. I'll probably use that at work tomorrow. And thanks for the offer of the lesson. You're a bit far away from Brighton otherwise I'd take you up on it for sure.

 

[Old Mod]

New Thanks for the confirmation @3_fall. I'll do that then. Seems a shame to put such iddy biddy teeny weeny tiles next to a couple of behemoths but as you say, gotta compromise somewhere.

U can always pull out the reveal as much as u feel is sensible, and by the time u add a Silicon joint it may all but disappear, it's a bit of a judgement call on your part really.

 

[SB4U]

Indeed. If there was enough window frame I'd put some plasterboard on the reveals or something but there's not enough there unfornately. The tiles I ripped off had a 5cm cut tile running down the middle of the wall. (Not done by me of course!) Every time I looked at it it bothered me. So anything will be better than that I'm sure.

I'll tile up to the bottom of the windowsill like you and SJ suggested and have another look when I'm there and perhaps take some pics and hit you up for advice again if that's ok. You mentioned earlier to try to aim to finish about 5mm above the windowsill rather than bang on it. I'd intended to use trim on the edges of the reveals so that would still work ok would it?

 

[Old Mod]

If you're using trim then u can reduce it a little, u just don't want to fall short, it'll be a headache u don't need.

 

[Spare Tool]

Well it's even more important to keep the window centralised then, I feel.
With small pieces like that they would be exaggerated if it was not centred.
Yes I personally would still go with bottom set of drawings, aesthetically as u walk in the room, the window wall will look correct.
And the small cut at the sill edge won't be noticeable enough to make it look unsightly, unfortunate yes, but sacrifices nearly always have to be made somewhere.
But the final finish is purely subjective anyway, what I like certainly won't be to the taste of some others, and that's a fact!
The reason I know this is because given the choice, I would outlaw the production of anything resembling a Metro Tile!😀
So it falls on you ultimately to make that choice, but I feel that the majority of fixers would opt for the bottom drawings, regardless of the small cut in the window.
Make life a little easier by cutting the small piece in first and cut the reveal tile on to it, even though it may be a full tile.

Now and again its tricky to get the window central no matter what you do, centre the window in this and you got a 50mm cut up the side of the wall hung toilet, or move it on half a tile and its a 50mm up each side of the window, now and again it just don't fall right, ran each option by the customer and they picked this one..

 

[SJPurdy]

You have plenty of thickness in the pvc window sill to allow the tiled window sill to be picked up as much as you want but beware that if you pick it up to much then you will have a small cut above the door!!!!

 

[Old Mod]

JOTM entry from you then Steve this month? 😀

 

[SB4U]

Good point SJ. Although that door measurement doesn't take into account the architrave so I could get a bit back there actually.

@3_fall You've clearly not seen how slowly I tile, this is likely to span a couple of months! 🙂

 

[SJPurdy]

JOTM entry from you then Steve this month? 😀

I wish!
I've been signed off as unfit for work since December as my MS has got to the point where working caused it's symptoms to flare up to much and one leg spasm seems to have torn my knee cartilage and stretched the ligaments enough for me to get to see a knee specialist tomorrow.
I could take a pic of my front hedge which I hope to finish trimming if the wind will stop for long enough!

 

[Old Mod]

@3_fall You've clearly not seen how slowly I tile, this is likely to span a couple of months! 🙂

Haha ok next one maybe! It'd be good to get some DIYer's in the comp!!