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One more question actually - in terms of the Genesis profile trims I have, do they need to be all around the tiles like a frame? Or do I just do external vertical corners? What's the recommendation / what would a pro tiler do?
The image in blue is the frames effect, perhaps OTT?
The image marked in red is just the bottom and vertical external bits only.
The image in blue is the frames effect, perhaps OTT?
The image marked in red is just the bottom and vertical external bits only.
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Mitre or trim the external vertical corners. Unless you know how to mitre tiles properly then I’d avoid doing this.
The only question for me would be whether I’d pop a trim on the top horizontal section of the tiles. This depends on the tile choice and the trim choice. A flat trim is usually best.
This one is chrome trim. Chrome trim on the horizontal on the top of tiles blends in better than you would think. The gap between Trim and wall is finished using decorators caulk.
Good luck!
The only question for me would be whether I’d pop a trim on the top horizontal section of the tiles. This depends on the tile choice and the trim choice. A flat trim is usually best.
This one is chrome trim. Chrome trim on the horizontal on the top of tiles blends in better than you would think. The gap between Trim and wall is finished using decorators caulk.
Good luck!
Morning all, I have some progress pics and some questions.
First of, I think the finish is ok, but what you see below took me the whole of Sat to do. The tiling wall is reasonably straight too, but it just seems to be taking ages.
I started about 9am. First, Mapei Primer G on the wall, diluted 1:1 (it's old plaster, wall was painted, scraped the paint off, water based paint).
After several coats of Primer G, and about an hour of dry time, I mixed some Keraflex Maxi up and set about tiling the metros.
The image below shows the left corner. I chickened out in the end and used the internal corner trim I bought even though I didn't think I'd need to in the beginning. Because the metro tiles have a bevel around the perimeter, they look a bit weird when cut in half and butted up next to each other.
My question at this point is what do I fill the gaps below with - trim? This is just below the wall units.
First of, I think the finish is ok, but what you see below took me the whole of Sat to do. The tiling wall is reasonably straight too, but it just seems to be taking ages.
I started about 9am. First, Mapei Primer G on the wall, diluted 1:1 (it's old plaster, wall was painted, scraped the paint off, water based paint).
After several coats of Primer G, and about an hour of dry time, I mixed some Keraflex Maxi up and set about tiling the metros.
The image below shows the left corner. I chickened out in the end and used the internal corner trim I bought even though I didn't think I'd need to in the beginning. Because the metro tiles have a bevel around the perimeter, they look a bit weird when cut in half and butted up next to each other.
My question at this point is what do I fill the gaps below with - trim? This is just below the wall units.
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