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
sven.conzi7 Sep 2017 18:09On the ground floor, we have also planned tiles. For the hallway, kitchen, dining area, and living room, tiles with a wood look and white baseboards are used. In the bathrooms, the utility room, and laundry area, different tiles will be installed, each with a tile skirting (cut from the tile).
I’m joining the discussion here.
The question is whether to use a tile baseboard or an alternative. The house seller advised against a tile baseboard, as she has occasionally seen baseboards in houses develop cracks due to settling. Therefore, an alternative type of baseboard might be a better choice to prevent this.
Maybe some of you can share your experiences with baseboards in your new houses?
The question is whether to use a tile baseboard or an alternative. The house seller advised against a tile baseboard, as she has occasionally seen baseboards in houses develop cracks due to settling. Therefore, an alternative type of baseboard might be a better choice to prevent this.
Maybe some of you can share your experiences with baseboards in your new houses?
bauenmk202023 Mar 2020 19:37We will have wooden baseboards with a white glossy foil finish. Care must be taken when cleaning them. I have heard that the foil can sometimes crack and then start to fray.
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hampshire23 Mar 2020 19:55Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Tiles that are cut yourself can show slight to clearly visible differences in color and/or texture along the top edge that becomes visible after cutting, especially if the tiles are not fully colored through. So be careful when choosing tiles. In our entrance/laundry room, we used the Calsagrande Pietre Native Amazzonia Dragon Green line. The tiler cut the baseboard from the tiles. It looks perfect – picture available if needed.
Don’t use laminate or white laminated "plastic baseboards" – you’ll regret it at some point.
Andre77 schrieb:
I’ll jump in here.
The question is whether to use tile skirting or an alternative. The home seller advised against tile skirting because she has occasionally seen skirtings in houses develop cracks due to settling. Therefore, an alternative skirting might be a better choice to prevent that.
Maybe some of you can share your experiences with skirting in your new homes?No cracks after three years, all silicone joints intact. The screed just needs to be done properly and fully dried.