Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Apr 15, 2007 8:41 am I am in the process of replacing the floor tiles in our new house.
On digging up the old tiles (what a job!), I found the skirting is fitted down on the slab, and the tiles were brought up to the face of the skirting. Is this typical? The skirting is about 75mm high so only about 50mm shows once the tiles are installed. It would look better if the skirting was removed, and re-fitted above the new tiles, but that's more work and I'll have to fix the subsequent damage. I'm curious to know what is normal and should I bite the bullet and pull off the skirting. Re: Skirting below tiles? 2Apr 15, 2007 11:05 am Hi Bud,
Skirting to the slab is usually because when the house was built the owner would have chosen there own tiles ad the builder would not allow them to be installed during construction. So the builder hands the house over finished minus the tiles and the new owner tiles the house after they move in. Some friends of mine are building with PD and they have just found this out after they have ordered their floor boards. They have to put quad down around all the edges as they cant install the boards until after handover. In my opinion the extra work would be worth it, but thats just me. Matt Re: Skirting below tiles? 3Apr 15, 2007 2:58 pm Hello Bud,I/ve seen tiling done both ways lots of times although I prefer to lift the skirting and tile under .It has a few advantages.One is that is a neater job and easier as the cut under the skirt is not too critical ,the second is that you can allow a hidden joint under the skirts for movement.Sometimes you might have to raise the skirting in areas that are not tiled until you reach a doorway etc which you can stop against.This doesn't affect the carpetlayers either as they can finish under the skirts without any trouble (well,the ones we use do anyway)You do get to see all the skirting also and that is important if you only have the standard 67mm stuff and want to see as much of the trim colour as you can.My son and I only build a few houses a year and that is how we do it when it is our choice.On the other houses that we do sub--contract work on we see the other method used and it usually looks fine as well.Regards Terry Re: Skirting below tiles? 4Apr 16, 2007 9:49 am Interesting...
When my parent's built their house (back in the dark ages...) they got the builder to leave off the skirting boards in the living areas, but got them put on in the other areas. They then did the tiling themselves. Result: in the living room/dining there is tiles that go under the skirting; in the back passage, bathroom etc the tiles go to the skirting. My preference: tile to the skirting. I prefer the look as it is fully sealed. I also don't consider skirting to be a feature - but rather a way of hiding the floor and wall joint. In the living, you can see little gaps under the skirting (not bad but you can tell in spots) where the tiles weren't 100% level (as the skirting just sits on top). We will be having our house tiled after handover and although we won't be doing the tiling ourselves (we'll get a tiler), we'll have the skirting already laid. ~Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: Skirting below tiles? 5Apr 17, 2007 9:49 am I can see that putting on the skirting last is essential for timber floors. This allows room for expansion under the skirting.
You have a good point, Ray. There may be an unsightly gap under the skirting. I am leaning towards leaving in place, on the slab. Joe Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. If you haven't sorted this already you need to caulk this gap. Not sure where you are but if you are in Sydney I can… 5 3225 7 1848 4 4221 |