Tile Trim

[markyrp]

Hi All,

This subject has been covered a few times but I was hoping to get some clarification. I was hoping to fit the first row of tiles around the bath and leave for the adhesive to go off, then tile above as normal. I have got some metal tile trim which will go from the bath edge vertically up to the ceiling.

My question is what is the best way to fit the trim? It will have to go under the first row tile that is initially fitted above the bath so should I fix the whole length of trim to the wall first with adhesive or should I tile the first row then slide the trim under the tile and then try to stick the remaining part of the trim to the wall as I tile the rest of the wall?

Apologies if this is a stupid question?

Also, what would you suggest is the max difference between tile trim and tile thickness. The shop supplied me with 15mm trim and the tiles are about 10mm. I think that this would potentially be too big a difference to get the tiles to sit flush with the trim. I think it's probably too big a gap to fill with adhesive using a standard wall trowel.

 

[Spare Tool]

Long as the baths level..do your first row and where the tile meets the trim leave an inch without any adhesive behind it then your trim will slot in behind the tile, when your ready to tile the rest of the wall slot the trim in put 3 or 4 dabs of addy up the wall and stick your trim on making sure its vertical with a level, if your using bucket or slows set addy you'll have a bit of adjustment on it as you go.. I'd have thought 12mm trim would be sufficient

 

[markyrp]

Thanks very much for the advice

 

[Stef]

You could tile all the way to the ceiling leaving out a 1 inch gap on every tile & then Silicon the trim into place.

 

[markyrp]

Ok, thanks. I've never heard that method before.

 

[Stef]

Used above method on this job.

Fitted trims in with Silicon then had to rip them back out as original sink was 580mm wide & they changed the spec.
Changed to this,



Once the trims are fitted you won't get them back out with damage, once Silicon grabs it doesn't let go..