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18-01-2008
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|  Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
Hi all,
I'm new (I was just googling a query, & had no idea there was an entire tiling forum but you live & learn..)
I'm buying tiles for my kitchen (which I may or may not do the work on myself), & can't understand why I can't just get straightforward ceramic tiles with one curved edge designed for windowsills & other edges that will show, like I have now. My house is 30-40 years old & these are the tiles that were put in when built. All I can find is stuff about tile trims (no ta..) & grinding down your edges(!), is there really not such a thing as tile like my originals? Seems such a simple & obvious idea, it looks fine, & if they could manage it in the 60's I don't see why we've gone backwards since! Anyone know if I'm right and there is no such thing any more??  Thanks!
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#2 | | Tilers Forums Admin | Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
Johnsons and pilkingtons make these round edge ( RE) tiles....
You can get them in your local CTD store.....
here is a store locator..... http://www.ctdtiles.co.uk/showrooms.aspx |
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18-01-2008
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#3 | | Ex Pro Tiler | Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
Since the introduction or the tiletrim,manufacturers have mainly ceased to make the round edge ( re ) and the round edge external ( rex ). If you dont like the trims....then possibly mitre the edges .......Gaz
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Thanks Dave...I dibdn't realize they still made them.....we ceased trading with them both ages ago.....Gaz |
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Reason: Automerged last two posts from the same member. Happy tiling. :-)
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| Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
dave is it just white in 6" they still make ? | | |
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| Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
just interest used to get other colours but no rexs long time ago lol | | |
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| Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
alright sammy c, you can still get window trims and corner trims made in ceramics !!! But you find hard to get them from your local tile shop, there is not much demand for them anymore, well not in the UK. I have seen a lot in the commerical sector but there special order. In the states and canada they use them all the time to do kitchen work tops, windows and so on. Its hard enough to get bull nose tiles or even jollys. | | |
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18-01-2008
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#9 | | Guest | Re: Curved-edge tiles for windowsills &c? | |
thanks to all - & to 'proper job' (cornishman i presume..?!), you mention ceramic trim and so on; just in case i'm talking at cross purposes i do definitely mean a whole tile but with a rounded edge, which i thought (but was not 100% sure) is the same thing as a bull-nose tile...? To be totally clear, if i'm using basic 150mm square tiles i want to finish with a row of same-size-but-one-rounded-edge tiles. Sorry if I've explained badly. Also I have NO idea what a 'jolly' is?! | | |
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p.s. that's still me re the above post, forgot to log in... | | |
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sammy c yes i'm talking about full tiles here that are for corners and the bull nose form | | |
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19-01-2008
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ok I see thanks. Still can't imagine why these have become a 'rarity' - seems v. illogical. In my case it looks like a classic case of should have done my homework before I started....  sam.
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