i am tiling a bathroom— I would like to tile first–hang the door and jamb then trim over the marble with 5 inch casing—I dont like the look of the tile butted to the trim but when i try to shoot thru the marble it cracks up.–any ideas other than glue?
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"when i try to shoot thru the marble it cracks up.--any ideas other than glue?"
You mean you are trying to nail thru the tile?
Rabbet the back of the casing so that it will slip over the tile, don't tile that far under the casing, and nail tothe jamb and stud.
if you don't want to butt to the trim, butt the tile to a furring strip of the same depth as the tile. like if your tile and thinset add up to 3/8", put a 3/8" x 4" strip where the door casing will be and butt to that, then slap the trim over that. maybe make it a hair thicker than the tile/thinset dimension.
(same basic idea as water's, but firring out instead of rabbeting)
k
ps how do you spell furring strip?
"I dont like the look of the tile butted to the trim "
First, tell me the difference between the tile butting the trim and the trim overlaying the tile. Short answer quick, there is none. Vic
the two biggest differences would be:
a) you have the full depth of the trim, as opposed to some of it buired in plane with the tile
and more importantly in my mind,
b) you can case your door based on the jamb reveal, and the trim will overlap the tile, so you have a nice clean line there without trying to cut tile to precisely meet the edge of the casing, showing a grout/caulk line, etc.
k
Even if the tile were under the trim...I'd still caulk the trim to the tile b/c to me it'd look sloppy w/o the caulk...seeing the shadow lines between the grout lines into the trim so.....
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Edited 12/14/2008 8:16 pm ET by andybuildz
big difference to me btwn a caulk line behind the trim over tile and to the side of the trim against a row of tiles cut to meet that edge. one you barely see unless you're looking along the wall, and there are no cut lines visible.
but hey do it however you like. the op said he preferred it one way to the other, is all.
k
A couple of good ideas already.
Or use backbanding around your door trim. Nail the backband to the casing.
Or, aim very carefully and shoot through the grout lines. Hah!