Tile Trim Around Windows

Making your own trim demands accuracy and effort.

Tile trim around windows.

It s a good idea to cut these to size. Use tile trim to give your bathroom a professional finish. How to tile around windows by yourself. If your trim tiles are larger or smaller than the tiles along your edge measure the edge of your tiled surface then divide that number by the width of your desired trim tile.

Pull the stone toward you keeping the pressure even and the angle consistent on the edge of the tile. Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location. Then install your trim as usual and you ve got nailing for your trim and the trim sits over top of your tile making a really tight look. If the trim tiles are the same length as the edge tiles count the number of tiles along the edge then buy that many trim tiles.

Using a hacksaw or trim cutter cut the trim at a 45 angle at wall edges and bases and ensure that each portion fits together at a 90 angle. Use bullnose tiles to round off the edges of the window frame and tile the wall first. When installing the tiles around windows make sure you first secure the tile corner trim in thinset. If the tile is a soft bodied variety you may be able to fashion the trim tile yourself by rounding the edges with a masonry stone.

Bullnose is the most diverse option when it comes to finishing pieces. Your desired trim tiles are 4 inches long. One edge curves around a perpendicular corner to seamlessly fit into the side of your tile. The edge you will be trimming is 96 inches long.

You can expect to spend about four to five hours tiling a standard 36x40 inch double hung window. 96 divided by 4 24 tiles. Use wooden suppports to keep the tiles at the top of your window in place whilst the adhesive dries. In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel.

If the number is not a whole number i e. You could also run the tile further behind the trim and only shoot the trim in the grout joints. Plan the installation of your tile trim alongside the installation of your tiles. Grout up to the trim wipe it down around the trim and once grout sets up put a bead of white silicone down it.