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
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willWohnen27 Jan 2015 13:06What I find most inconvenient now is that a silicone joint needs to be replaced regularly. :-(
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willWohnen27 Jan 2015 16:13Thank you, I don’t have any further questions about this for now.
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Bauexperte28 Jan 2015 10:48Hello nordanney,
If you wait at least 1 year before sealing the joint with silicone, cracks can still appear even after that. The house continues to "move" after all.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be a know-it-all, but I’m familiar with the common habit of skimming, where usually only a fragment sticks—often an incomplete part.
Best regards, Bauexperte
nordanney schrieb:
Regularly is a flexible term. With proper work, you will have peace of mind for the next 20 years (or however long).
If you wait at least 1 year before sealing the joint with silicone, cracks can still appear even after that. The house continues to "move" after all.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be a know-it-all, but I’m familiar with the common habit of skimming, where usually only a fragment sticks—often an incomplete part.
Best regards, Bauexperte
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Tania Feige5 Oct 2015 21:23Glue the base and only seal it after 3 months