Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but having done some
Googling and getting conflicting info, I'm confused
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles and
the floor tiles?

And a slightly more stupid question, but since I've seen it done a few
times, I thought I'd ask
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?
Looked ok to me, but that doesn't mean anything , just thought it
stopped it looking too much like a public loo...

Lee
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Lee wrote:
Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but having done some
Googling and getting conflicting info, I'm confused
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles and
the floor tiles?

If it's upstairs, use a bead of silicone. Grout will crack - there's
always movement between the wall and suspended floor.

If it's downstairs and concrete floor, do whatever you want.


And a slightly more stupid question, but since I've seen it done a few
times, I thought I'd ask
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?

Up to you - I think it would look odd, but it's your house, do whatever
you want!


Looked ok to me, but that doesn't mean anything , just thought it
stopped it looking too much like a public loo...

Or you could use half-height floor tiles to make a tiled skirting.

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Grunff

Grunff wrote:

Lee wrote:
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles
and the floor tiles?
If it's upstairs, use a bead of silicone. Grout will crack - there's
always movement between the wall and suspended floor.
Thanks for the quick reply, yes it is upstairs, so silicone
it is then
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?
Up to you - I think it would look odd, but it's your house, do whatever
you want!
Or you could use half-height floor tiles to make a tiled skirting.

Hmmm....think I'll tile as normal then ;p

Lee
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The advantage of using skirting is that it doesn't crack when attacked by
vacuum cleaner.
I have fitted plain wood as skirting, no moulded top just rectangular
section planed timber.
Painted with acrylic gloss it looks fine.
Depends on the style you are trying to create I guess.

Phil

"Lee" wrote in message
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Grunff wrote:

Lee wrote:
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles
and the floor tiles?
If it's upstairs, use a bead of silicone. Grout will crack - there's
always movement between the wall and suspended floor.
Thanks for the quick reply, yes it is upstairs, so silicone
it is then
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?
Up to you - I think it would look odd, but it's your house, do whatever
you want!
Or you could use half-height floor tiles to make a tiled skirting.

Hmmm....think I'll tile as normal then ;p

Lee
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Email address is valid, but is unlikely to be read.

In a very posh bathroom I was in once (large - over 20' x 20') they had
marble skirting boards milled into a traditional skirting board style - it
looked good on a grand scale. Cost a fortune i'd imagine though.

Alex

"Grunff" wrote in message
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Lee wrote:
Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but having done some
Googling and getting conflicting info, I'm confused
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles and
the floor tiles?

If it's upstairs, use a bead of silicone. Grout will crack - there's
always movement between the wall and suspended floor.
I'd second that..
If it's downstairs and concrete floor, do whatever you want.


And a slightly more stupid question, but since I've seen it done a few
times, I thought I'd ask
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?

Up to you - I think it would look odd, but it's your house, do whatever
you want!


Looked ok to me, but that doesn't mean anything , just thought it
stopped it looking too much like a public loo...

Or you could use half-height floor tiles to make a tiled skirting.
I'd noticed in europe that this is quite common, although they typically use
1/3rd of a say 12" square tile.
So I thought I'd give it a go in my recent bathroom refurb.
Everyone who has seen it, inc swmbo who is not easily pleased, says it looks
good..
Cutting those floor tiles was not easy though, even with a diamond cutter.
BTW in my case the floor and wall tiles were virtually the same thickness.

My personal view is that 6" torus skirting looks out of place in a bathroom.
I will be getting rid of mine and running the vinyl flooring 4 or 5"m over
some sort of
supporting curved timber, up that wall to terminate
under beading of some kind.
Although Grunff's half floor tile is beginning to appeal. That would
require extending the
plaster wall to an inch above the floor boards, I presume.

Arthur

"Lee" wrote in message
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Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but having done some
Googling and getting conflicting info, I'm confused
What is the proper way to deal with the join between the wall tiles and
the floor tiles?

And a slightly more stupid question, but since I've seen it done a few
times, I thought I'd ask
Is using skirting for aesthetic reasons in a tiled bathroom a bad idea?
Looked ok to me, but that doesn't mean anything , just thought it
stopped it looking too much like a public loo...

Lee
--
Email address is valid, but is unlikely to be read.

Arthur wrote:

Although Grunff's half floor tile is beginning to appeal. That would
require extending the
plaster wall to an inch above the floor boards, I presume.

You can pack out the gap using whatever you have handy, then tile on
top. You can use bits of timber, as long as they are the right
thickness. Then PVA + tile.

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Grunff

Arthur wrote in message ...
My personal view is that 6" torus skirting looks out of place in a
bathroom.
Skirting in a bathroom doesn't look right because it isn't very practical.
Tiles equals condensation and moisture running down the wall will go
straight behind the skirting etc etc.
MDF skirting would be a better bet. The last lot I used was made from the
waterproof variety so it's cheaper, comes primed, and is uniform and stable.

"stuart noble" wrote in
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Arthur wrote in message ...
My personal view is that 6" torus skirting looks out of place in a
bathroom.
Skirting in a bathroom doesn't look right because it isn't very
practical. Tiles equals condensation and moisture running down the
wall will go straight behind the skirting etc etc.
MDF skirting would be a better bet. The last lot I used was made from
the waterproof variety so it's cheaper, comes primed, and is uniform
and stable.



One alternative might be to use flat soffit board (if you want it to be
white, although some suppliers make it in a range of colours), such as
this:

http://www.fascias.co.uk/en-gb/dept_155.html

I've used it in a kitchen utility room, the big benefit being that it
didn't take up and extra 2 inches width of what was already a small room!

Geoff

Geoff Rousell wrote in message ...
"stuart noble" wrote in
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Arthur wrote in message ...
My personal view is that 6" torus skirting looks out of place in a
bathroom.
Skirting in a bathroom doesn't look right because it isn't very
practical. Tiles equals condensation and moisture running down the
wall will go straight behind the skirting etc etc.
MDF skirting would be a better bet. The last lot I used was made from
the waterproof variety so it's cheaper, comes primed, and is uniform
and stable.



One alternative might be to use flat soffit board (if you want it to be
white, although some suppliers make it in a range of colours), such as
this:

http://www.fascias.co.uk/en-gb/dept_155.html

I've used it in a kitchen utility room, the big benefit being that it
didn't take up and extra 2 inches width of what was already a small room!

Good idea! I suppose silicone sticks to it well?

stuart noble wrote:

Good idea! I suppose silicone sticks to it well?

Yup, sticks fine.

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Grunff