Doing tiling on a kitchen backsplash, and using 1″x1″ tiles. Ends up that the gap between the countertop and uppers is 12-3/4″ give or take. I went off the countertop to leave enough gap for caulking, and appearance, so a full tile is at the bottom.
Now here is where my problem is, I have about a 1/2″ give or take at the top to deal with. I know the correct way would be to cut all the tiles, but cutting 100+ 1″ tiles isn’t my idea of fun. I’d put in quarter round, but with the cabinet case bottoms being inset, it would look bad.
Any ideas to make this look semi-pretty without a lot of time at a tile saw and trying to get little pieces of tile worked in? If I wanted to take a lot of time I could drop the cabinets down and redo the crown moulding, but I don’t really wanna touch that.
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See if you can find a 1/2" horizontal accent strip. Place it in the tile about 4" up from the bottom.
See if you can find some square tile that you can ripe or maybe rope or other boarder tile that is a similar color as the main tile.
It does not need to be an exact match as it it is not normally seen. Just close enough that is does not stand out.
For a wood filler strip that you paint. And install BELOW the cabinet in the slot.
Or maybe get creative and change the layout with a 1.5, 2.5., 3.5", etc strip of decorative tile in the middle.
Or maybe some kind of rope or other decorative tile at the bottom row.
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can you add 1X all round the bottom and put in under cab lighting?
Your tile is probably mounted on mats. If not you could make the joints a bit larger. You would only need a smidge more on twelve courses of tile.
Or cut the last course and be done with it. It's what seperates the boyz from da goilz.
helps to lay them on a scrap piece of not so hard 12x12 or so tiles.
run the whole deal thru the wet saw.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
I've made wood jigs too.
the dewalt cuts 18" ... U can cut lot of 1" tiles on an 18" jig!
(right about 18 of them at a pass .... )
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
One thing I don't care for on the Dewalt is the large gap on the table where the blade runs through.
Been tinking of sticking a pieceof Lexan over it or something.
One thing I don't care for on the Dewalt is the large gap on the table where the blade runs through.
I purchased new zero clearance throat plates from woodcraft......
One for my cutting blade and the other for my dado blade.
Install the plate with the blade all the way down, turn the saw on, then run the blade up. There will be no more gap.
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webe talkin about a wetsaw!
LOL, yeah, that wouldn't work too well.......
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How about a piece of back-band, store bought or fabricated, painted or stained to match the cabinets. Tacky(????????).
Any ideas to make this look semi-pretty without a lot of time at a tile saw and trying to get little pieces of tile worked in?
Well, I might go to the tile store and see if I could find a 1/2" wide trim or bead tile. This could go at the top, or between one of the other tile courses (the locations of the electrical boxes usually being the defining issue).
How flexible are the clients? Sometimes, changing to a diagonal layout can help (well, still gazillions of cuts, but maybe fewer itty-bitty ones like you are looking at now).
Edit to add: Wow we are all thinking nearly alike on this, aren't we?
Edited 1/21/2009 10:58 pm by CapnMac
Don't know what the cabinets are but you could put a profile bottom molding on (like cope and bead) that extended down 1/2" and run matching wood (flat) across the back of the cabinets too.
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