urgent splashback advice needed
Tani H-S
5 years ago
Tiler is here and I’m not sure how to do the splashback behind the floating sink unit in the en suite!
To save on cost, we are only tiling the shower and floor and the sink unit. The tiles going along the splashback are 300 high x 600 wide. The taps are just a tad too high to fit into the whole tile as the outer casing means the top would be half on the wall and half on the tile (therefore not flat!).
So, do we do a lower tile to finish just under the tap fittings (so they are on the wall and not within a tile?) OR, do we add a half tile above the full tile so it sits right up to the mirror bottom and the taps will sit on the tile?
Worried it might look odd with half a tile as they aren’t like mosaics or anything. There is a wall gap between the shower on the left and the sink as per my drawing - all the way around the mirror and under the sink.
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There is a huge mirror above the sink t
To save on cost, we are only tiling the shower and floor and the sink unit. The tiles going along the splashback are 300 high x 600 wide. The taps are just a tad too high to fit into the whole tile as the outer casing means the top would be half on the wall and half on the tile (therefore not flat!).
So, do we do a lower tile to finish just under the tap fittings (so they are on the wall and not within a tile?) OR, do we add a half tile above the full tile so it sits right up to the mirror bottom and the taps will sit on the tile?
Worried it might look odd with half a tile as they aren’t like mosaics or anything. There is a wall gap between the shower on the left and the sink as per my drawing - all the way around the mirror and under the sink.
Help
There is a huge mirror above the sink t
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Carolina
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5 years agoTani H-S
5 years ago
Jonathan
5 years agoIf you want one and a half tiles put the cut tile at the bottom.
You could consider using wood instead to match your vanity shelf.
Alternatively fake tiling to a higher level- by which I mean add a board to the wall that is a little smaller than the mirror, tile around the board then hang the mirror. This in my opinion achieves a great high end look.
Tani H-S
5 years ago
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