Does anyone have any tips on doing a mitred tile edge around a window?
Jen Wilson
2 years ago
I want to do a mitred tile edge around the window to give the raw side the illusion of being finished. Does anyone have experience doing this? Any tips?
Thanks!
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PROJoseph Corlett, LLC
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chispa
2 years ago
Fori
2 years ago
PROBeth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agowhat do you want, something like this?
or this
these are bullnose edges
rebunky
2 years agoI had this picture saved. I loved the blue cloe tile and the way they did the window. I believe this is the mitered edge you are describing. It looks like it would call for a highly skilled tile installer and one experienced with doing this mitered edge successfully before. I would not want my job to be their first attempt. But it does look nice.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIMO Schluter is an almost invisible edge that looks great and also a clean edge but it needs to installed before the tile on the edges and before that all that isulation mess needs to be cleaned up. I never use white Schluter the stainless or chrome is IMO a much better choice
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