Bathroom skirting wood Vs tile

[Trustmeimadoctor]

We are having the bathroom floor tiled with a 450x450 tile and the walls were previously tiled but we have decided to not tile them again. We can't decide how to finish the wall should we go with the bog standard torus skirting that's everywhere in the rest of the house or go with say a 150mm slice of tile as a tile skirting board as recommended by the bathroom fitter

I know it's very common on the continent just don't see it much here

Tile is this one
https://www.porcelanosa-usa.com/products/catalog/p...

[So]

What do you prefer the look of?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Not overly sure skirting is skirting tile on obviously doesn't need painting and likely "cleaner"

I suppose it does look providing the grout lines all match up

[Mr Pointy]

I think tile is becoming more common as I've noticed several ranges have specific skirting tiles available.

[Greendubber]

Skirting boards have no place in bathrooms IMO.

Tiles all they way!

[rich350z]

As others have said definitely tile the skirtings.

If you're not tiling any walls I'd use a cut floor tile as the skirting. Say 150mm high.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Yeah that's what the fitter said we are only tiling the shower enclosure but they are a different size (same tile)

[thebraketester]

Greendubber said:

Skirting boards have no place in bathrooms IMO.

Tiles all they way!

Agreed. We have tile "up=stand" in one and skirting in the other and tiles look far better.

[Crumpet]

Traditional style bathroom - normal skirtings Or tiles specifically made to look like skirting boards. Modern contemporary bathroom - tiled up stands.

Personally I don’t like tiled skirtings, they remind me of sub-standard hotels or hotels in America where they use carpet for the skirtings! (Typing this whilst sat having a poo looking at tiled skirtings in a run-down Hilton).

[RobXjcoupe]

Skirting is fine so long as it’s not mdf based. The joint between skirting and tiling use the same silicon as around the bath/shower/sink etc. Tiled skirting to me looks a bit hospital like where they swish mops around all the time

[RobXjcoupe]

Skirting is fine so long as it’s not mdf based. The joint between skirting and tiling use the same silicon as around the bath/shower/sink etc. Tiled skirting to me looks a bit hospital like where they swish mops around all the time

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Holy post duplication after 3 days lol

[twokcc]

RobXjcoupe said:

Skirting is fine so long as it’s not mdf based. The joint between skirting and tiling use the same silicon as around the bath/shower/sink etc. Tiled skirting to me looks a bit hospital like where they swish mops around all the time

Used kitchen kick boards, particularly if want a high gloss white look with 3+metres lengths no joints, just don't reduce the height which would loose edge sealing

[Trustmeimadoctor]

We in the end said to go with the tile. If it looks st well I can pull them off and stick skirting down

It's only 3.5sqm of floor so not exactly huge

[RobXjcoupe]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Holy post duplication after 3 days lol

I didn’t do that. Only just had a look just now

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Yeah yeah you sat there waiting to post it again

[RobXjcoupe]