cloakroom with tiled floor + walls - how to edge?

ih8stress

My cloakroom has a tiled floor and walls. At present the junction between the wall and floor has silicone sealant around it. This is now looking very grubby and is difficult to scrub clean without fear of dislodging it.

Would I be best off replacing it with a plastic quadrant/trim? If so, any ideas of best and cheapest place to get this please?

phill99

Try a local plastic / upvc supplier (the kind of place that does guttering and facias). They have a range of trims etc and 5m should cost less than £4

ormus

or dig it all out and re seal with new sealant.
a quid each from the pound shop.
various colors.

keystone

Agree with Ormus. If its a suspended wood floor there will be some movement between walls and floor. A plastic trim will fall off in time. Better (if the current sealant it unsaveable) to remove all the sealant and do it again.

Cheers

ih8stress

ormus: I know I can just renew the sealant but just wondered if there was a more permanent solution which stays looking nice for longer and is easier to keep clean.

keystone: it is a concrete floor so maybe plastic trim would suffice?

Thanks for your replies so far

diable

Can you still get the same type of tiles as you can cut the tile and stick it to the wall, like a skirting board type of thing.

dander

Where I have tile meeting tile on wall and floor I just have grout in the join and have never had a problem. Mine all have the wall tile coming down to sit on top of the floor if you see what I mean and the gap is very small. I guess if you are having a problem then you have quite a big gap between the two - but I woud have thought putting a plastic trim around would ruin the clean lines of having tiles on the wall and the floor and look a bit clunky.

keystone

ih8stress wrote: »

ormus: I know I can just renew the sealant but just wondered if there was a more permanent solution which stays looking nice for longer and is easier to keep clean.

keystone: it is a concrete floor so maybe plastic trim would suffice?

Thanks for your replies so far

If its a concrete floor you are better off but don't forget that the edges of the strip will still be dirt collectors. Sealant is the prefered option TBH.

Cheers

keystone

diable wrote: »

Can you still get the same type of tiles as you can cut the tile and stick it to the wall, like a skirting board type of thing.

But there will still be a gap twixt wall and floor tiles which needs to be filled in some way else its a route for water or a dirt trap.

Cheers

keystone

dander wrote: »

Where I have tile meeting tile on wall and floor I just have grout in the join and have never had a problem. Mine all have the wall tile coming down to sit on top of the floor if you see what I mean and the gap is very small. I guess if you are having a problem then you have quite a big gap between the two - but I woud have thought putting a plastic trim around would ruin the clean lines of having tiles on the wall and the floor and look a bit clunky.

Grout works up to a point and I agree with you about the strip. A thin bead of sealant is best IMO.

Cheers

missile

diable wrote: »

Can you still get the same type of tiles as you can cut the tile and stick it to the wall, like a skirting board type of thing.

You can buy a variety of tiles specifically made for the job. :j