You can expect to spend about four to five hours tiling a standard 36x40 inch double hung window.
Subway tile trim around window.
That way you can make sure the grout lines of the recess are on the same plane as the wall.
Use bullnose tiles to round off the edges of the window frame and tile the wall first.
Using vertical subway tile trim is effective at creating a defined edge in this tile inset.
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When installing the tiles around windows make sure you first secure the tile corner trim in thinset.
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See the picture of my rough framing and another image of the type of trim i plan to duplicate.
Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location.
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The more challenging part is tiling around a window with mesh tile so that the grid stays perfectly aligned.
Due to the relatively small coverage area many do it yourselfers.
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In the beginning i had just assumed i trim out the window first and tile around the new trim grouting under the tile and running caulk between the trim and the tile.
The trim will all be painted white.
In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel.
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Installing a tile backsplash is not difficult and it involves following just a few steps from prepping the wall to applying the thin set adhesive cutting and setting the tiles and then grouting and sealing.