Filling a gap in the corner of a shower cubicle

Glyn1959 · 7 Jan 2008

Hi, I am tiling inside a corner shower cubicle. I am using 33.5cm x 25cm tiles laid horizontally 2 tiles wide on each of the 2 walls. The total coverage i.e. tile + grout + tile leaves me approx 10mm short on each wall. Is there anything on the market like say upvc quadrant to fit in the corner to fill this gap and make a tidy job of it?
Any suggestions welcome.
Cheers

gcol · 7 Jan 2008

Have you actually fitted the tiles yet?

Glyn1959 · 7 Jan 2008

Hi, they are purchased but not fitted yet

gcol · 7 Jan 2008

Good, you don't want to be filling gaps like that. Forget plastic trims around baths and showers.
How about fitting the tiles in a brickwork pattern? You'll need a few more tiles, but it'll look much better.

Glyn1959 · 8 Jan 2008

Hi. I see what you mean and it would work if the tiles were laid vertically but horizontally I would have the sam problem everyy other row.
However, due to the thickness of the tiles I was aiming to avoid cutting altogether.

Maybe upvc strips against the cubicle edges and a clean joint with mastic in the corner would work?
Any other ideas?

jefoss · 8 Jan 2008

cut the first tiles that you use, then when you get to the other end you wont have a small gap, cut about a quater off then you will have a bigger gap and wont need to worry.

gcol · 8 Jan 2008

Glyn1959 said:
Hi. I see what you mean and it would work if the tiles were laid vertically but horizontally I would have the sam problem everyy other row.

No you wouldn't. As Jef says, you just offset the first tile a little. See if you can follow the idea from this sketch.

Glyn1959 said:
However, due to the thickness of the tiles I was aiming to avoid cutting altogether.

Wouldn't that be just dandy?

Glyn1959 said:
Maybe upvc strips against the cubicle edges and a clean joint with mastic in the corner would work?

Trust me, forget plastic strips in bath/shower areas.

jefoss · 9 Jan 2008

i just spotted the " avoid cutting " remark, if only i could avoid cutting any tiles save a fortune!

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