Hello everyone,
Our house is currently at the shell stage, with the roof and windows installed. We plan to tile all the floors.
What would you recommend for the baseboards—tiles as well (we would cut and have the edges sanded) or (white painted) wooden baseboards? Visually, I can imagine both options.
I’ve heard that the tiled floor (or the wall??) still needs to dry or settle, so if you install the baseboards too soon, a crack, gap, or separation can appear between the floor and the baseboard.
Can the choice of material encourage or prevent this?
You can’t really postpone installing the baseboards for too long... Then the tiler would have to come back a second time, and wouldn’t that interfere with the interior plaster? Isn’t a tiled baseboard usually installed before the interior plaster? Would a wooden baseboard be screwed onto the interior plaster?
As you can see, I’m a bit confused, and my goal is to avoid any gap between the floor tiles and the baseboard.
Thanks and best regards
Our house is currently at the shell stage, with the roof and windows installed. We plan to tile all the floors.
What would you recommend for the baseboards—tiles as well (we would cut and have the edges sanded) or (white painted) wooden baseboards? Visually, I can imagine both options.
I’ve heard that the tiled floor (or the wall??) still needs to dry or settle, so if you install the baseboards too soon, a crack, gap, or separation can appear between the floor and the baseboard.
Can the choice of material encourage or prevent this?
You can’t really postpone installing the baseboards for too long... Then the tiler would have to come back a second time, and wouldn’t that interfere with the interior plaster? Isn’t a tiled baseboard usually installed before the interior plaster? Would a wooden baseboard be screwed onto the interior plaster?
As you can see, I’m a bit confused, and my goal is to avoid any gap between the floor tiles and the baseboard.
Thanks and best regards
N
nordanney27 Jan 2015 11:42Tiles + parquet flooring, if the moisture measurement of the screed gives the green light.
Baseboards can then also be installed. The silicone joint will be done in the summer (by then we will have lived in the house for one year).
Baseboards can then also be installed. The silicone joint will be done in the summer (by then we will have lived in the house for one year).
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willWohnen27 Jan 2015 12:12Thank you.
One more question regarding this.
These silicone joints are usually difficult to clean corners, since dirt and dust tend to stick strongly to silicone. I know this from our current bathroom.
But wooden trim is probably no better, since very fine dirt can slip in between the floor and the trim, right?
Or is this gap somehow filled or sealed?
One more question regarding this.
These silicone joints are usually difficult to clean corners, since dirt and dust tend to stick strongly to silicone. I know this from our current bathroom.
But wooden trim is probably no better, since very fine dirt can slip in between the floor and the trim, right?
Or is this gap somehow filled or sealed?
To avoid any confusion:
The screed must be ready for covering before tiles and then baseboard tiles are installed.
A silicone joint is applied between the baseboard and the tile. It is advisable to wait for the screed to settle (it sinks over the first few years), at least one year, before applying silicone.
This is common practice.
We applied silicone joints immediately and hope that the settling will not have a significant impact.
The screed must be ready for covering before tiles and then baseboard tiles are installed.
A silicone joint is applied between the baseboard and the tile. It is advisable to wait for the screed to settle (it sinks over the first few years), at least one year, before applying silicone.
This is common practice.
We applied silicone joints immediately and hope that the settling will not have a significant impact.
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willWohnen27 Jan 2015 12:20Ah, okay, attaching the base tile yes, but wait one year before grouting.
Oh-oh, pushing dirt into that joint for a whole year...
Oh-oh, pushing dirt into that joint for a whole year...
willWohnen schrieb:
Ah, ok, installing base tiles yes, but wait one year before grouting.
Oh-oh, pushing dirt into that joint for a whole year... Dirt is the lesser evil. Silicone ensures that no moisture (for example, from mopping) can penetrate the gaps between the wall and the screed.
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nordanney27 Jan 2015 12:46willWohnen schrieb:
Ah, okay, install baseboard tiles yes, wait one year for the grout.
Oh-oh, pushing dirt into that grout for a whole year... Good thing vacuum cleaners exist.
Since we mostly have hardwood floors and have already attached the baseboards, it’s only a minor issue for us. The same applies to moisture as well.
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