cuts in corners

[neil s]

would you leave the cuts in the corners with the same width gap as the grout lines or get them as close to the wall as poss?

 

[Ric]

i try to leave a gap the width of the tile up to the wall...... hello by the way

 

[grumpygrouter]

I usually go for about 3mm.

 

[monty]

Hello and welcome to the forums....

 

[gazmaax]

hello m8

same as GG, 3mm

 

[enduro]

A guy i know who tiled a lot in Germany told me over their the spec is 6mm in corners, and when they finish tiling a specialist company come in and does all the silicon.

 

[Dan]

Remember your corners are your expansion joints normaly. Though most are grouted up I'm pretty sure they should be siliconed? Would there be some wall-size requirement to come in to play with this?

 

[sWe]

I normally try to leave a gap about the width of the grout lines, but it varies depending on the size of the tiles and substrate.



The why, when, and how, of silicone

 

[daj5451]

Hello mate. I usually go for width of grout line.

 

[swts]

I dont normally do kitchens and bathrooms but, have noticed a lot of them seem to just be grouted over roughly 3mm but never exact. I commercial jobs we leave a 6mm joint for silicone and this is done by a specialist company. If we were to leave a 3mm joint and grout it, we'd be asked to rake it out and re-cut the tiles accordingly.