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Discuss tile finish in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; Little help needed please, fitting some 200x100 gloss ceramics bevelled edge,brick pattern . How would you finish the edge without using a plastic trim?...
          
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    Little help needed please, fitting some 200x100 gloss ceramics bevelled edge,brick pattern . How would you finish the edge without using a plastic trim?

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    Default Re: tile finish

    A chrome or aluminium trim looks nice or a bead of silicone the same colour as the tiles.

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    Default Re: tile finish

    Do you not think that putting a bead of silicone on the cut edge of the tile it would still show a raw edge as the centre of the cut tile will be thicker than the edge

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    Default Re: tile finish

    Only other option is to slope the grout away from the edge. These are your 3 options that I can think of.

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    Default Re: tile finish

    A metal trim would be more suitable
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    Square edge metal trim for me........
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    Default Re: tile finish

    Or if you can set it out in such a way that the edge falls on a quarter and 3 quarter tile, your cut edges will be of equal thickness.
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    Default Re: tile finish

    Quote Originally Posted by Brian J View Post
    Only other option is to slope the grout away from the edge. These are your 3 options that I can think of.
    Thanks that's what I thought, as the customer wants no trim at all, couldn't think of anything else, so thought i'd post on here to see if I could rattle some brain cells...
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    Default Re: tile finish

    Agreed but what of the bevelled edge, most of the tile would have a thicker grout slope than the bevelled edge?

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    New a tiler that would use an enamal paint for edges that were exposed, clean cut though..

    Not somethink I've tried
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    Default Re: tile finish

    also thought of that but not sure if I could soften the cut edge as it would be quite sharp and may flake the glaze

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    Default Re: tile finish

    did a job before where the guy wanted the edges mitred as to have no beading etc, brick pattern with a 13 piece smaller brick border......the most time consuming and meticulous thing ive ever done. never offer or agree to do!!!!

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    got her to have a square edge metal trim, thanks to all of you

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