Grouting border tiles ?

broadbandit · Post by **broadbandit** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:41 pm

I have a set of border tiles to fit into the middle of a completey tiled wall.
Would i use spacers between the border tile and other tiles or just set them on top without spacers or grout.
I cant decide what would look best the border tiles are only about 1" wide what would you guys do what is the norm ?.
Cheers
Gordon

lamntile · Post by **lamntile** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:47 pm

So your saying the wall is fully tilled and now you want to fit border tiles ???

You fit border tiles when your doing the original tilling and use the same spacers you used for the tiles to maintain and even gap. They dont sit on top of existing tiles that would just look silly and ugly

Mooncat · Post by **Mooncat** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:22 pm

I wonder if it's because a lot of border tiles are a different width to the others, so bonding in not essential.

tictic · Post by **tictic** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:23 pm

use the spacers.
is it a mosiac border ur putting in? if so check to see if its the same thickness of ur field tiles if not u will have to pack it out..using off cuts of thinner tiles.

broadbandit · Post by **broadbandit** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:12 pm

lamntile wrote:So your saying the wall is fully tilled and now you want to fit border tiles ???

You fit border tiles when your doing the original tilling and use the same spacers you used for the tiles to maintain and even gap. They dont sit on top of existing tiles that would just look silly and ugly

Question answered there cheers.
I am not fitting borders into an already tiled wall i have tiled half way up now and ready to fit borders tomorrow.
So spacers it is i was going that way tbh but wanted to check as the costumer is away on holliday at the moment.
Thanks guys

lamntile · Post by **lamntile** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:16 pm

broadbandit wrote:
lamntile wrote:So your saying the wall is fully tilled and now you want to fit border tiles ???

You fit border tiles when your doing the original tilling and use the same spacers you used for the tiles to maintain and even gap. They dont sit on top of existing tiles that would just look silly and ugly
Question answered there cheers.
I am not fitting borders into an already tiled wall i have tiled half way up now and ready to fit borders tomorrow.
So spacers it is i was going that way tbh but wanted to check as the costumer is away on holliday at the moment.
Thanks guys

Nice one from your original post got the impression the wall was already tiled

Hope you spaced the tiles across the wall with even amounts at the sides and also started from a level batten at the bottom