Tile Trim Position

[Unregistered]

Hi All,

looking through various posts,the general consensus when fitting tile trim around a window is that the trim fixing plate is positioned on the horizontal & vertical walls of the reveal.

I am now ready to fix the tiles & trim around our bathroom window but if i do it as above the cut tiles on the vertical face wall will only butt up to the trim & the uncut tiles in the reveal will be 'hidden' under the trim.

Surely it makes sense that the facing cut tiles go under the trim so the fixing plate goes on the vertical walls.

Is there a calculation I should know to fit the trim i.e. Do I have to carry the tile cut over the reveal as the trim extends 5mm past the tile,then allow for adhesive bed and the thickness of the other tile that butts up to the trim ,sorry if it sounds confusing.

Regards Paul

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Hi Paul,
May have the wrong end of the stick, but if walls and tiles are level and flat you take the depth of tile plus depth of adhesive = trim proudness of reveal.

 

[Andy Allen]

Think I get what your saying. ....the easiest way to tile round a Window is this...

Tile the face of the wall round the whole window ...the 2 vertical sides..top and bottom.
Cut the trim to fit on the inside of the reveal.
Spread the adhesive onto the inside of the reveal and fit the trim making sure it is flush with the tiles on the face of the wall.
Then cut the tiles to the inside of the reveal and stick them in....you may need to add extra adhesive to these tiles to make them flush with the trim...

As always its hard to explain on a forum but I hope you get the drift...most tilers on here have proberly tiled round thousands of Windows and no doubt someone may like to add anything extra..

 

[Brian the Tile]

Same as allen

 

[peterwhayward]

As above +1