Bathroom door architrave advice please

[Morbius]

I have taken off architrave to bathroom door. Do i tile up to edge of frame and fit a packing strip of timber to the same thickness as tile around frame, then refit new architrave after so it fits over the tile?. Thanks.

[darrenba]

Normally you would just tile up to the architrave. So best to put it on and then tile.

[steviejoiner74]

[OchAye]

Why not tile up to the edge of the frame and use a metal (or plastic) strip to cover the edge of the tiles. No architrave no other timber ... I probably don't grasp the problem to start with.

EDIT: My comment was meant if you intended to tile both sides and above the frame.

[Morbius]

At the moment the architrave sits flat to plaster wall surface. After tiling i want architrave to sit flat to newly tiled surface. Therefore if i take architrave off and pin a strip of wood around the frame to bring architrave further out, so that it sits flat on to tiled surface and actually hides the cut edge of tiles, is that okay?.

[ayjay]

At the moment the architrave sits flat to plaster wall surface. After tiling i want architrave to sit flat to newly tiled surface. Therefore if i take architrave off and pin a strip of wood around the frame to bring architrave further out, so that it sits flat on to tiled surface and actually hides the cut edge of tiles, is that okay?.

If that is the main aim, I'd rebate the back of the architrave so that it covers about 5-6mm of the tile.

[Morbius]

Normally you would just tile up to the architrave. So best to put it on and then tile.

I find that looks amateurish, a bit like tiling around sockets and switches leaving them buried. Just my opinion.

[OchAye]

But you are not supposed to put tiles to the side of the switch or to the socket but behind it. However, by putting the tiles up to the frame (and a piece of wood to hide the edge), Then architrave on top of the tiles you are now burying the door in a deep hollow.

[wine~o]

Normally you would just tile up to the architrave. So best to put it on and then tile.

I find that looks amateurish, a bit like tiling around sockets and switches leaving them buried. Just my opinion.

Normally the architrave would be about 12/13 mm proud of a skimmed wall though.. plenty of room for a normal ceramic tile + addy.

For whatever reason it sounds like you have plaster level or almost with the architrave..??

[darrenba]

Normally you would just tile up to the architrave. So best to put it on and then tile.

I find that looks amateurish, a bit like tiling around sockets and switches leaving them buried. Just my opinion.

I agree about tiling around sockets and switches but non of my 100+ clients have ever asked for the architrave to be moved. As Wine~o says unless you have extremely thick tiles the architrave will always be proud of the tiles.

[steviejoiner74]

Normally you would just tile up to the architrave. So best to put it on and then tile.

I find that looks amateurish, a bit like tiling around sockets and switches leaving them buried. Just my opinion.

I agree about tiling around sockets and switches but non of my 100+ clients have ever asked for the architrave to be moved. As Wine~o says unless you have extremely thick tiles the architrave will always be proud of the tiles.

I love it when an amateur asks for advice on here and then proceeds to disagree with professional advice given out!!
Why ask??!!

[wine~o]

I love it when an amateur asks for advice on here and then proceeds to disagree with professional advice given out!!
Why ask??!!

Bit judgemental steviejoiner74... Morbius is I believe a tradesman.. Electrician ??.

I think he has an issue that most of us haven't come across before.. perhaps multiple skim coats.. leading to a problem that we can help with (maybe)

Pics of course would be a bonus..

[Morbius]

Let me just say thanks to darrenba for his reply and advice it IS appreciated and i have no doubt you are an excellent tradesman. I was basically saying that i prefer the look of the architrave sitting over and cloaking the tiled surface of the wall rather than a siliconed gap with the arc half hidden if that makes sense. I was in no way having a go at anyone's replies or advice, so i'm sorry if you read it as that. Yes i am a fully qualified electrician of 37 years and have worked on new builds, refurbs, maintenance, commercial ,domestic, and industrial around most of the midlands. Thankfully i work in a 20 mile radius these days. cheers any way guys.