Finishing the rough edge of a tile

Hi benc, good to see you trying tiling yourself! I'm guessing the tiles are going up on brick bond style like a metroed kitchen splash back for example.... to that end all half tile cuts are best placed in corners and to ensure a accurate cut use newish blade preferably on wet cutter and or file afterwards:-) Hope this helps. Regards michael

Not all cuts will go to edges so you basically have 2 choices. Choice 1 is to turn the outside cut edge into the centre.once grouted it is only slightly noticable. Choice 2 is to use the edging strips.they will cover all edges that need to be covered just be aware that with most metro tiles the centres are deeper than the champfered edges so you need trim that's the same thickness to match the centre of the tiles. Trims come in 2mm differences usually 6mm up to 20 mm

hi benc you don't state what tiles your using , The trouble with wet cutting tiles is no blade cuts different tiles the same and if you have a cheep wet cutter with an expensive bade you can still end up with the edge chipping because of poor quality bearings on the motor or movement in the shaft , so you might get a better cut with a manual cutter , just a little tip for you , go to wickes and get a diamond chisel sharpening stone " there yellow £3.50 " and polish the edge after you cut it .you will be amazed . To make polishing the edge easier , from say 2mm from the face of the tile tapper the edge back slightly with a grinder and continuous diamond blade " a segment blade will chip " so you don't have to polish as much On porcelain you can make it look like its not been cut . I hope this helps a lot of people out there . best of look .

As mentioned above you have a few options, another option not already mentioned is finishing with a 3 quarter cut tile therefore leaving a quarter cut above & below. This removes the bevel edge completely so the trim would fit nicely. Just an option....