Tile Around Window Without Trim

When using a trim choosing tiles which are thin is recommended.

Tile around window without trim.

Set the recess tiles first then the bullnose. Nonetheless you can still tile around a window using traditional techniques meaning that you just install the tiles in a corner without using a plastic trim it would take longer to get the same neat look. 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. Most trim carpenters don t even use a tape to trim windows.

Tiling around a window is an easy task if you use a plastic tile corner trim. 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. It s all done by eye with a sharp pencil a miter saw and an 18 gauge nailer. To finish the edge of a tiled window you have several additional options.

Cut a 45 degree angle on one end of the trim and hold it so the short end of the angle. Use corner edging tiles similar to countertop v caps but without the raised lip that forms the front edge of the counter. Ceramic or porcelain tiles are often preferred when using trim as heavier stone varieties often have a greater thickness and are therefore less practical. For the part up the wall where there isn t tile the trim would have some sort of backing added to increase the depth where it meets the wall.

When installing window molding start at the top. Here s one kitchen where we used some trim around the window the main thing is to not see the edges of cut tile or the thinset there s no magic to the slant of a bullnose. Alternatively depending on the style of your room some people finish with a pencil trim or something but that s not always a good solution. Use corner edging tiles.

Instead of setting bullnose inside the recess set it on the wall surface. Here s how they do it.