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I need to tile a shower that has a casement window in it. There is cement board installed flush with the window sill and jambs. The tile is glass, in approximately 7/8″ square pieces, and it needs to flow over the jambs and sill.
Do I: 1) score the hardwood sill and jambs and just use the tile mastic to stick the tiles on? 2)apply ice-and-water-shield and then diamond-screening (as used on floor tile installations) and then mastic? 3) screw on aluminum or copper flashing and then glue the tiles to that?
Those are the suggestions I’ve had from tile installers. (The problem with #2 is that I have very little space to work with on the sill; if I build it up too much the window crank won’t work.)
Would very much appreciate suggestions from someone who has experience with a problem like this!
–Ed Germain
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I need to tile a shower that has a casement window in it. There is cement board installed flush with the window sill and jambs. The tile is glass, in approximately 7/8" square pieces, and it needs to flow over the jambs and sill.
Do I: 1) score the hardwood sill and jambs and just use the tile mastic to stick the tiles on? 2)apply ice-and-water-shield and then diamond-screening (as used on floor tile installations) and then mastic? 3) screw on aluminum or copper flashing and then glue the tiles to that?
Those are the suggestions I've had from tile installers. (The problem with #2 is that I have very little space to work with on the sill; if I build it up too much the window crank won't work.)
Would very much appreciate suggestions from someone who has experience with a problem like this!
--Ed Germain