Tile Trim Around Window Sill

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Tile trim around window sill.

Select tiles in a style that accents the decor of a room and include bull nose tiles to trim the outer edge of the sill. That way you can make sure the grout lines of the recess are on the same plane as the wall. When installing the tiles around windows make sure you first secure the tile corner trim in thinset. Here s a link to the router bit https amz.

Use around the perimeter of windows to help seal the window to the header sill jack stud and jamb. Use bullnose tiles to round off the edges of the window frame and tile the wall first. Paintable silicone caulk can be used around the outside of window units to properly seal the window and the siding edge or around the entire door unit. Use around sinks tubs and showers.

Set tiles spread and comb thinset. Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location. Since this video i learned about a router bit for profiling the edge of window sills which is easier. If the trim tiles are the same length as the edge tiles count the number of tiles along the edge then buy that many trim tiles.

Pry off the trim and build a molding from milled stock. Make the internal width of the molding 1 4 inch larger than the tile. The edge you will be. In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel.