Tile Trim Around Shower Window

There are a few different ways to approach this project.

Tile trim around shower window.

You can expect to spend about four to five hours tiling a standard 36x40 inch double hung window. The edge you will be. When installing the tiles around windows make sure you first secure the tile corner trim in thinset. In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel.

So a metal trim has had to be added around the wall around the windows to conceal the edges and i m assuming this will have to be done for the storage alcoves that have been built into our shower and boxing around the plumbing. This composite trim will not rot from repeated exposure. A window in a tiled tub or shower enclosure is common but you are smart to be concerned about the potential for moisture damage. The tile isn t finished on the edges i m told that very few tiles are as most aren t meant to show the edges.

Acrylic window trim kits can be used around vinyl or glass block windows. That way you can make sure the grout lines of the recess are on the same plane as the wall. If your trim tiles are larger or smaller than the tiles along your edge measure the edge of your tiled surface then divide that number by the width of your desired trim tile. Custom cut tile returns if you love the look of a tile shower d you can tile back to your window so you get an all tile look just make sure to slop the sill and to use the waterproof wall backer materials discussed in tip 3.

How to tile around windows by yourself. If you are renovating the shower area itself the window frame causes a problem too. Choosing tile is hard enough and the nitty gritty details of trim can be overwhelming. Use bullnose tiles to round off the edges of the window frame and tile the wall first.

Here are 8 ways of installing tile trim with our finishing options including bullnose chair rails v caps flat liners pencil. Obviously a wood frame is out of the question. I really wasn t sure what options were available. Ceramic tiles butt up to this glass block.

Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location. Tom meehan owner of cape cod tile works. I asked my contractor and he created a solution by installing azek trim around the inside of the window. I like to continue the tile into the window jamb as if it s part of the wall after i ve added a pitched sill.