Cutting Tile Trim | 3 Way Mitre with Pictures - Tile Advice

[daveadams2k10]

I just learnt the 3 way mitre on my course this week. Its a fantastic finish and looks so professional.:hurray:

 

[Nuddy]

I've been doing the 3 way mitre for about 5yrs now, before that I used the preformed corner pieces from genisis. The reason for me changing my method was when I was called back to old customers to do more work in another room say 2-3 yrs later, when I noticed every mitre piece had changed colour to the trim. This was on every old job where they had been used that I went back to. Basically they looked a different colour,mainly white, soft cream and beige all genisis. fortunatly not one of my customers pointed it out, but I was still embarrassed so I was converted to 3 way mitre.
My tip for best longer laster mitres would be allways use trims from same batch, dont save offcuts for months and then use on another job with new trim, colours will differ with time if not initially..

www.newlandceramics.co.uk

 

[doug boardley]

personally I don't like the preformed corners, I think the 3 way mitre looks a helluva lot better.

 

[TonyBoy60]

Thanx for this guys...worked a treat :hurray:

 

[Lizlen]

Thankyou so much for this, I did manage to do it using your instructions, probably not as good as experienced people but it's my first try:

 

[doddy41]

I cant believe that so many of you use r/e trim square edge looks so much better and can be bent to go around external corners

 

[Gazzer]

I cant believe that so many of you use r/e trim square edge looks so much better and can be bent to go around external corners

Thats your opinion, others are entitled to their opinion too.

 

[andy8758]

I cant believe that so many of you use r/e trim square edge looks so much better and can be bent to go around external corners

And some of us still find hand nippers best to get perfect cuts.... sometimes the traditional methods are best.

 

[jay]

so you can bend square trim any pics View attachment 23382 or are we talking a diff trim

 

[Scott]

Personall i fit what the customer wants

 

[Scott]

so you can bend square trim any pics View attachment 23382 or are we talking a diff trim

Yes Jay its an L shape

 

[johnryan]

nice post, very helpful. down to the shed in the morning to practice a few.
i get the feeling i should've known how to do that already though. much better than
my previous solutions.

 

[jay]

Yes Jay its an L shape

ohh the floor trim right

 

[Scott]

Like these jay and for walls as well

Tilerite>Tile Trims>L Shape Metal Tile Edge

 

[jay]

thanks Scottley there the ones we use for floors not norm walls but if that what the customer wants so be it yes you can bend it but not real good around the top edge external corners (was what i was thinking)
thanks