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Huzzah, after far too many weeks the end is insight for our DiY kitchen fit. This weekend I'm tackling the tilng, it's been 12 years since we did the kitchen in our old house so I've forgotten about all the mistakes I made then!

Anyways, I've just been looking at the setting out. We're using 300x75 tiles and I'm planning a 1/3 bond with 2mm spacers. Around the window cill is a pain; there's a sliver left, I've put a tile on a 4mm spacer but it's still not enough. I'm fitting plastic edging trim on the corner.

The only option I can see it to have them vertical on the run under the window. Any thoughts?

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Jamie
 

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If you had room to build the window cill up that could help

Thanks for that Allen; I could put a couple of layers of plasterboard down.

The window could do with replacing in the not too distant future, I realise it would have been easier to replace the window first but finances & the wife's desire for a new kitchen first got in the way of such sensible planning! Would building up the cill make fitting a new window a pain in the rear?

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Jamie
 

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Hi Jamie,

Thats a pity with how close it is, try sticking a bit of trim in behind the tile sat on the ledge and look at how the gap looks, it may just be as thick as a grout line with that 4mm spacer under it.

What type of pvc trim are you using? If its quadrant you could get lucky with it providing enough height on the curved top when slotted in behind the upright tile
 
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What type of pvc trim are you using? If its quadrant you could get lucky with it providing enough height on the curved top when slotted in behind the upright tile

Thanks Tony, I've got some straight edge stuff. I'm popping to the local CTD place later, I'll see what quadrant profile I can find there.

Cheers,
Jamie
 
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Can't you use pvc window board with a 20mm lip on it? Won't look as good as tiled but will look better then having the tiles vertical. In my opinion anyway

Or raise then cill up 30mm
 
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You’ve got enough room on your windowsill to build it up 10 12 15 mm
With ply board or plasterboard That’s what I would do personally spend a little time on the prep work and get it right👍👍
 
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What ive done in the past is tile it as it is ,then ive use an L shaped trim to go over the top covering both sides ,looks good to ,i use the L shape trim on external corners in bathrooms sometimes chrome or aluminium
 
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Thanks for the input chaps.

With a wet diamond cutter I'm able to cut the tiles nicely lengthways.

To save buggering about with buying plasterboard etc. for such a small area I think cutting two tiles to make up the height works.

Cheers,
Jamie
 

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Getting there! It's a bit of a bodge on the vertical trim but I wanted a nice silicone joint behind the sink so I didn't bring it down to the worktop.

It's a reet pain in the arse doing some after work, setting up doing a bit and clearing up so the missus can use the kitchen!

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Jamie
 

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