Hello,
we are planning to have tiles installed almost everywhere on the ground floor, which will have a gray stone-concrete look. Now we are unsure whether wooden or laminate baseboards would look better with this, or if a tile baseboard would be more suitable.
When installing tiles with separate baseboards, are the tiles laid with a gap to the wall? Maybe you have some photos of your tiled rooms and can show how you handled this?
Best regards,
Sabine
we are planning to have tiles installed almost everywhere on the ground floor, which will have a gray stone-concrete look. Now we are unsure whether wooden or laminate baseboards would look better with this, or if a tile baseboard would be more suitable.
When installing tiles with separate baseboards, are the tiles laid with a gap to the wall? Maybe you have some photos of your tiled rooms and can show how you handled this?
Best regards,
Sabine
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Sebastian7929 Aug 2016 08:43We have a transition from tile baseboard to wooden baseboard with small white caps - looks great (in our opinion).
This is purely a matter of personal preference.
A tile baseboard is more durable in terms of moisture, scratches, or dirt.
It can also be made relatively cost-effectively from leftover materials or cut-offs.
Using, for example, stainless steel profiles, the tile baseboard can be enhanced somewhat.
With baseboards, you can create more contrast in the room. There are also more design options when it comes to baseboards.
They are relatively quick to install and easy to replace if desired.
Be careful when installing baseboards. There are click systems or simple strips. In both cases, watch out for possible pipes in the wall (e.g., water pipes for conventional radiators or frost-proof outdoor taps).
A tile baseboard is more durable in terms of moisture, scratches, or dirt.
It can also be made relatively cost-effectively from leftover materials or cut-offs.
Using, for example, stainless steel profiles, the tile baseboard can be enhanced somewhat.
With baseboards, you can create more contrast in the room. There are also more design options when it comes to baseboards.
They are relatively quick to install and easy to replace if desired.
Be careful when installing baseboards. There are click systems or simple strips. In both cases, watch out for possible pipes in the wall (e.g., water pipes for conventional radiators or frost-proof outdoor taps).
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Sebastian7929 Aug 2016 09:30However, using a stainless steel strip would be quite expensive – although it does look really nice. Sweep....
Baseboards with click systems have a drawback: they only fit flush against the wall at the top if the wall is straight enough. This is often not the case, especially in older buildings. I also have a few spots where you can slightly see in from above. You might be able to conceal that with acrylic, but since I don’t have white wallpaper there, it would probably look quite poor. Usually, a cabinet was placed in front of these areas for me, so I left it as it was. In the next room, I will pay more attention to this before wallpapering and, if necessary, fill in the roughest unevenness so that the baseboard fits well at the top.
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Doc.Schnaggls30 Aug 2016 12:06Hello,
throughout the entire ground floor – except for the (guest) bathroom – we had uniform porcelain tiles installed.
Our construction company offered us the options of wooden baseboards (standard) or base tiles matching the floor tiles (for an additional cost).
In the end, we chose the base tiles because we simply liked them better.
As mentioned above, you can of course cut the baseboards from offcuts of the floor tiles, but in our opinion, specialized base tiles just look better.
This is how it looks in our finished home now:
Regards,
Dirk
throughout the entire ground floor – except for the (guest) bathroom – we had uniform porcelain tiles installed.
Our construction company offered us the options of wooden baseboards (standard) or base tiles matching the floor tiles (for an additional cost).
In the end, we chose the base tiles because we simply liked them better.
As mentioned above, you can of course cut the baseboards from offcuts of the floor tiles, but in our opinion, specialized base tiles just look better.
This is how it looks in our finished home now:
Regards,
Dirk
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