Wall Tile Meets Baseboard

Not a good idea to put tile on lip of baseboard.

Wall tile meets baseboard.

Not a good look. You can use any trim with a flat back for this spot. Jolly this glossy 1 2 in. It s a true white ceramic wall tile in a traditional design and a new modern color.

In my bathroom we used thin luan for the shiplap so we were able to keep the old baseboards. Many bathrooms and pool house designs call for ceramic tile on the floor and walls or a tile wainscot. With some the design may include. There are a lot of options to cover where the tile meets shiplap.

Either way it s an easy fix. When you add the tile plus cement behind it the tile will most likely stick out over the baseboard. Posted by bongo x at 4 15 pm on january 6 2018. If you ve got a laminate floor and surrounding baseboard and there s a small gap where the trim meets the floor it means either the floor wasn t even and straight or the trim contracted after it was installed.

Jolly trim is perfect for finishing the edge of backsplashes and feature walls in the kitchen bathroom shower and more. Latex caulk will seal off that gap and will expand and contract with the movement of the materials. In moisture areas such as bathroom it. If you stuck a baseboard on the wall tile your going to have gaps to collect crud and it s going to look weird.

Many people do it for various reasons and i highly suggest you do to it for any of the following reasons. Complete your project with coordinating tile in multiple sizes and shapes from the restore bright white collection for style. Or where a shower wall meets the floor. If wall tile meets floor tile functionally you dont need a baseboard.

Caulk seals seams between tile and fixtures or walls. Quarter round would easily fill the gap. Better aesthetic finish a professional finish. How to install wood baseboard molding on ceramic tile.

Best to do it the correct way even though it requires you to. I would remove the baseboard on the wall that you want to tile install the tile and then replace the baseboard. This glossy 1 2 in. For a traditional look consider adding a thicker baseboard with more details.

Shiplap to tile transition. If you dont have wall tiles in a bathroom i would fashion a tile baseboard long pieces of tile capped with schluter jolly trim color of your choice like.