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willbones · 20-04-2007

Hi guys, just a quickie. I'm tiling my brothers bathroom this weekend - in his bathroom he has the ceiling joists exposed and wants me to tile round them right up to the ceiling. I was thinking it would look better if the tiles finished a couple of inches below the joists with trim on top and then the bit of the wall between the joists painted white - same colour as the celing between the joists. What do you guys think? Would it look better to go right up to the ceiling, i.e. cut out all the joists from the tiles or shall i stop short? It will be a lot of work to get round all the joists, plus they are 300 year old and none of them are square - so im also worried that if i cut tiles to go round it wont look right anyway. There are 6 beams spanning the ceiling, so 12 ends to cut round.

Your comments please............

**enduro** · 20-04-2007

could you use a moulding/boarder tile instead of plastic trim and leave it about a 6 to 8 inches from top and paint above to ceiling.

**guy1976** · 20-04-2007

i would just cut round and silicone

20-04-2007

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Originally Posted by guy1976

i would just cut round and silicone

Me too, and tell your brother to get the beers in for it

Greedo · 21-04-2007

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Originally Posted by guy1976

i would just cut round and silicone

I agree. Wouldn't look right otherwise. How long you been tiling mate?
To be honest if you look for short cuts you will start to in other areas. Cutting round them will take more time but you would probably have to cut the tiles at the top anyway!!

Good luck with it.

willbones · 21-04-2007

OK - well i've decided to cut round the joists. The next problem is this - his bath is one that has a lip on it all the way round - basically a 2cm high thin plastic extension above the normal height of the bath. Apparently you are just supposed to tile over it, so that the plastic lip runs up the back of the tiles. When i tried it today it left a huge gap behind the tile and it looked ****. So i think the only think i can do is plaster board up to the lip, then tile the plaster board and let the tiles extend beyond the margin of the plaster board and let them rest on the bath.

21-04-2007

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Originally Posted by willbones

OK - well i've decided to cut round the joists. The next problem is this - his bath is one that has a lip on it all the way round - basically a 2cm high thin plastic extension above the normal height of the bath. Apparently you are just supposed to tile over it, so that the plastic lip runs up the back of the tiles. When i tried it today it left a huge gap behind the tile and it looked ****. So i think the only think i can do is plaster board up to the lip, then tile the plaster board and let the tiles extend beyond the margin of the plaster board and let them rest on the bath.

The plumber that put the bath in needs shot. The lip is called an 'upstand', and is designed to be chased into the wall so it sits flush. Then you tile as normal as you have been told.

The 2 options are to do what you say with the plaster board, or chase the bath into the wall.. Sorry mate

Leatherface · 21-04-2007

Personally I would advise the customer to get the plumber back and rectify his bad workmanship before I continued tiling. Unless you are confident in doing the job yourself - if so charge accordingly on top of your original quote.

tjsmiler · 01-05-2007

Would go with Leatherface on this one mate. Plumber was a lazy nob or he was a bluffer.