please help! we are tiling our bathroom floor, and have purchased the slate tiles that i love in 12x12 for the floor. we also purchased the smaller tiles 6x6 (?) to use as baseboard instead of wood. we've found on other projects in our home that this house is NOT square, and it just seems like this would be easier to control, and look good too. so our question is: how do you create a finished look using non-bull nosed tiles? we will be cutting them in 1/2 and of course putting cut side down, but the edges of slate tiles still do not look "finished".
I also read a reply on here regarding using caulk between the last tile and the wall....i don't suppose that is prudent when we are going to try to grout another tile to the wall above it as well as to the edge of the floor?
We also planned to use the smaller tiles as a backsplash for the granite counter top...but i'm seeing the same problem. how do i make the top edge of the tile look finished?
Very easy. Just use a couple of different grades of sandpaper, starting with something like a 220 grit, and working down to something like a 600 wet and dry, and sand it wet, dipping the sandpaper in water every couple of minutes.
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You should leave a 1/8" space between the tile and wall and fill this in with siliconized caulk. Then when you apply tile to the wall you should leave a gap between the edge of tile and floor. I just place a couple spacers on edge and rest the tile on top of it. Fill in this space with siliconized caulk. Most grout manufacturers make this siliconized caulk I'm speaking of in both sanded and non-sanded versions and match the color of the grout you're using. If you just use grout you run the risk of it cracking.
What kind of slate are you using? Have a picture? We have a few styles of slate bullnose that will save you a lot of time in sanding/shaping.
As for the exposed edge of glass tile. You could use a "pencil border".
