Picket tile shower-corner question

[ATLtrumpet]

Hey everyone,

I'm pretty sure I've worked myself into a corner (pun not intended) on my shower tile. I installed picket tile across the back wall, then planned on installing the two side walls. It wasn't until today that I realized I should have miter cut the corner tiles...am I screwed? Anyone have any workarounds or suggestions?

As you can see by the picture below, lining the top and bottom angles is the issue - my wife thinks it looks okay, but I'm not so sure..thanks in advance!

 

[Jadnashua]

A mitre cut on a glazed tile often can leave chips on the edge, so that may not have been a great solution, either.

As you move forward, try to clean out the grout joints a bit better...it's easier prior to the mortar setting up. Keep in mind that industry guidelines call for changes of plane to have movement accommodation. That often means caulk in a shower. One solution, too late without some destruction, would have been to use an engineered expansion profile in the corner. Many of them also would hide the cuts and give a nice straight line to distract the eye away from other issues.

You'll get more tile related responses if you post at www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/

 

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[ATLtrumpet]

A mitre cut on a glazed tile often can leave chips on the edge, so that may not have been a great solution, either.

As you move forward, try to clean out the grout joints a bit better...it's easier prior to the mortar setting up. Keep in mind that industry guidelines call for changes of plane to have movement accommodation. That often means caulk in a shower. One solution, too late without some destruction, would have been to use an engineered expansion profile in the corner. Many of them also would hide the cuts and give a nice straight line to distract the eye away from other issues.

You'll get more tile related responses if you post at www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/

thanks for the recommendation about Johnbridge, I’ll have to check that out

 

[esgriffith1]

I know this is an old post, but I have the exact same issue with the exact same tile. Unfortunately I can't find if and how it was resolved. Any suggestions.

 

[esgriffith1]

I should also add the I did search the John Bridge forum as well, but no luck.

 

[Jadnashua]

Changes of plane need movement accommodation, so that joint will be either caulked or an engineered joint. Grout colored caulk might hide any imperfections, but that shape tile can be a pain to get to wrap around a corner cleanly. Layout is critical which requires good prior planning and execution.