We ve done this for many years but it s possible your contractor doesn t have the experience with this type of an installation.
How do you finish shower door edges of mable tile.
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If you cant find a suitable corner round you could finish the edge of the tile at the front of the curb or finish the front edge corner if you choose to tile the front side of the curb which i recommend with grout.
To give the edge a clean water tight finish place a piece of masking tape one grout joint away from the edge of the last tile.
You can also miter the edges of any edge tiles with a tile saw to create a slanted effect.
The key is to recognize the need and make that a requirement in selecting the tiles.
It include design considerations measur.
I do not recommend finishing any tile edge with caulking.
We would even in an already tiled shower slot the tile out not disturbing the waterproofing system and recess the marble seat slab into the tile notched at the back edges and set with our setting materials and caulk.
Another simple option is to use caulk to finish the edges of your tiles.
Or glaze the raw edges of your end tiles in a different color to add contrast.
The schullter system for wet areas includes a range of metal finishing edges.
This diy video how to tile shower curb step by step shows how to tile shower curb properly step by step in details.
In this video i show i polished the edges of my carrara marble tiles for the shower niche in my master bathroom.