Onoff Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 White PVC tile trim, what's best? Closed like this Genesis one: Or open like this Dial one (Homelux is similarly open at the back): Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Whichever one STAYS white is the answer. My top tip is never, no NEVER use those tile strips with a flexible edge to seal tiles to a bath. the flexible bit first turns yellow, then curles up (so it no longer seals) ask me how I know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 The answer is closed. That stops the radius flexing / compressing excessively and the grout cracking ? And to reinforce what Dave said about those stinking flexible bath trims, I'd get them banished from existence tomw morning TOTAL COMPLETE AND UTTER DOGSHIT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 25 minutes ago, ProDave said: Whichever one STAYS white is the answer. My top tip is never, no NEVER use those tile strips with a flexible edge to seal tiles to a bath. the flexible bit first turns yellow, then curles up (so it no longer seals) ask me how I know. Cheers @Nickfromwales & @ProDave. Been there, done that with the flexible edge ones back in the day, the one and only time I've been involved in tiling anything. I just put the strips on years back and the wife tiled things. Going to have a crack myself this time now I'm "calmer" This evenings conundrum is the LED light strip alongside the bath. It fits absolutely perfectly in 12x8mm Tower self adhesive trunking. Just slides in a treat: The Devil's in the detail etc I don't want it that visible when your lying in the bath but rather recessed up into the soffit of the shelf in a groove. Pointing down is better than pointing back at the mosaics. Think I'll have to bring the edge down a bit to overhang. Grey is the tile, green the plasterboard and brown (hatched) the timber: I've figured I think how to run it in 20mm flexible conduit behind the bath, put the remote sensor at the foot of the bath and make it all easily replaceable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 A strip like this set into the tile? Id look at diffusing the light as much as possible or having something to make sure you cannot see the lights, just the light coming from them, whilst laying in the bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 6 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: A strip like this set into the tile? Id look at diffusing the light as much as possible or having something to make sure you cannot see the lights, just the light coming from them, whilst laying in the bath. Ta. Looked at them before tbh. I'm being tight with trying to use the trunking! I'd need 2m of it plus postage... I was debating putting the LED strip in (the trunking) then clear siliconing the strip in situ. Thinking heat disipation issues might lead to early failure though. I'll get back to trialling the bath I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just don't rely only on the self adhesive of the trunking. Again ask me how I know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Another thing is to make sure the tiling underneath the lighting is perfect cos the light will show everything as a mate found out once he turned the lights on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 13 minutes ago, Vijay said: Another thing is to make sure the tiling underneath the lighting is perfect cos the light will show everything as a mate found out once he turned the lights on Half thinking of making the tiled panel on the bench with the LED strip inset then sticking it "up"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2021? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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