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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Peanuts741 Sep 2016 13:54andimann schrieb:
Hi,
We just had the same thought. We find white baseboards much more attractive than tile skirting.
The tiles need to have a gap from the wall anyway, which then has a joint that you or the tiler should fill with silicone.
In rooms where there is often a lot of moisture (kitchen, hallways, and bathrooms especially), it might be better to use tile skirting. If done properly, it provides a truly waterproof wall edge, which is not necessarily the case with wooden baseboards.
Another advantage of wooden baseboards is the cost; even a high-quality wood baseboard is significantly cheaper than tile skirting.
Best regards,
AndreasSeal the joint with silicone???
I would always prefer tile skirting since you can clean it with water without worrying about water seeping under the baseboards...
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Peanuts741 Sep 2016 13:59Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Hello,
we had the same porcelain tiles installed throughout the entire ground floor, except for the (guest) bathroom.
Our builder offered us the option 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 leftover floor tiles, but in our opinion, specially made base tiles just look better.
This is how it looks now in the finished state:
Best regards,
DirkWhat exactly is the difference between base tiles and self-cut baseboards?
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Doc.Schnaggls1 Sep 2016 14:09Tiles cut on site may show slight to noticeable variations in color and/or texture along the top edge—which becomes visible—if the tiles are not fully dyed through or as a result of the cutting process.
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Peanuts741 Sep 2016 14:34Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Tiles that are cut by yourself can show slight to clearly visible differences in color and/or texture along the top – then visible – edge if the tiles are not fully colored through or due to the cutting process.Okay, of course, you should only take the outer strips from a whole tile. With our 15cm (6 inch) wide tiles, two baseboard tiles could be made from one tile quite easily. But even if you only take the outer strips from a 30 x 60cm (12 x 24 inch) tile, it is probably significantly cheaper than buying ready-made baseboard tiles.
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Doc.Schnaggls1 Sep 2016 14:47Peanuts74 schrieb:
But even if you only use the outer strips of a 30 x 60 cm (12 x 24 inch) tile, it is probably significantly cheaper than ready-made base tiles.You are probably right about that. However, if you factor in the labor time for cutting and the potential breakage during cutting, depending on the tile price and labor costs, it could quickly turn out differently...
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Peanuts741 Sep 2016 14:57Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
You are probably right about that. However, if you factor in the labor time for cutting as well as potential breakage during cutting, depending on the price of the tiles or labor costs, the outcome could quickly look different... Why breakage???
I assume a wet saw is being used...