Tiling Around A Mirror

[BenW]

Not strictly tiling but hope you guys have some experience that can help me.

I'm about to tile my bathroom wall and I want to fix a large (roughly 3' x 4') mirror to the wall and tile around it. I have the mirror (just a plain sheet of glass with silvered backing - no frame) and the tiles. What I can't figure out is how to trim it around the edge. I'm reluctant to just butt the tiles up against the mirror partly because I don't think it will look right and partly because the mirror is old and although in otherwise good condition the silver backing is a little tatty at the edges.

What I had in mind is putting a shiny silver trim strip around the edge. Something like a U channel or a tile edging trim. Trouble is I can't find anything like that from the usual suppliers. I can find something close but it's too big - the mirror is only 4mm thick.

Any suggestions for where I might find something like that? Or any better ideas?

 

[White Room]

What about something like this depending on the thickness of your tile...9.5mm Square (Box) Aluminium Tile Trim - Satin Chrome £8.28 in stock - next day UK delivery plus Tile Cutters and Tiling Tools

 

[BenW]

It's a good thought. I don't think it will hide the dodgy silver backing at the edge though.

Something like this that would allow the glass to slot underneath the trim would be better: Dural Duraplus Stainless Steel Rectangular Edge Trim - Stainless Steel Square Tile Trim - Square Tile Trims but every one I can find is much too big. The trim is more than twice as thick as the mirror glass.

 

[White Room]

How thick are your tiles...

 

[jobdone]

Why not set it out to suit the tiles then get the mirror cut to suit and edges polished.

 

[John Benton]

Done exactly what you're trying to achieve, although the mirror was cut to suit to 'hole' created by the tiles. The top part was actually a trim with Swarovski crystals that went all the way around the room, but the rest of the sides were just polished 10mm box trim