Advice Please

[MSB Tiling]

Hi guys, just wondering what your advice is on how to cut the curves in the tiles for these steps?

Normally I would draw the pencil line round and cut soldiers and then shape with snips.

Just wondering if there is a better way, this isnt something I come across to frequently. Thanks 🙂

 

[charlie1]

Porcelain tile? Grinder, make several 1mm deep passes until you get through then tidy up the edge using a grinder or diamond pad.

 

[White Room]

Use a paper template to get the curve....

 

[Sean Page]

Are you tiling the risers too?

 

[MSB Tiling]

Thanks for advice 🙂.

Yes the risers are being tiled

 

[DJS]

Ok, if no question is too stupid.....how are you going to bend the tiles to match the curve?

EDIT : Also, I would recommend using a curved trim to protect the edge of the tile from chipping, not polishing up the edge. The trim would also be a slight improvement from a safety point of view, if a child (or any person for that matter) were to fall over and bang there head on the corner of a step.

 

[m3fitter]

formable schluter trim, but tbh that goes under the step curved tiles, not the risers, also I would have tiled the riser first in soldiers max 25mm width, and adhered the formable trim to the top of the riser, then cut the radius to that.
tip: butt the soldiers together and where the grout joint is, leave the 3mm joint, to make it look as though the riser is bent and the risers are bonded with the step ;-)
ps: love your safety footwear

 

[MSB Tiling]

Hi, sorry guys maybe I should have stated, the customer was going to have soldiers but after discussion with me they're going to have mosaics, so that should make it slightly easier!

🙂

 

[DJS]

Hi, sorry guys maybe I should have stated, the customer was going to have soldiers but after discussion with me they're going to have mosaics, so that should make it slightly easier!

🙂

Ahh, get ya now! And to correct myself, I also meant a formable trim, not the standard 'curved'.

 

[MSB Tiling]

Hi guys, Id like to thank you for your advice for these steps.

I purchased a couple of those rubbing blocks and used my grinder to slowly curve the edges.

It took me a full day but im really pleased with the result

Thanks again, Mark

 

[Sean Kelly]

Very nice Mark. Good job.