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Offline carrefour_ny

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Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« on: January 24, 2011, 11:21:04 PM »
Hi, I am renovating my 1919 bathroom and I'd like to stick to the original design: 1" unglazed hex tiles on the floor, subway tiles on the walls.

I am looking for a cove tile EXACTLY like the one in the picture. This tile is known as sanitary or cove tile and connects the base of the wall to the floor. Any suggestions on where I can find such tiles?  

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Re: Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 07:45:14 AM »
my ex and i did a similar renovation of our early '20s house back in the late 90s....we found bits and pieces around salvage shops, but ultimately had to buy a few accent pieces at this place

http://www.historichouseparts.com/subway_tile.htm

it's a little pricey, but i think they may have the cove tile
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Re: Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 08:38:53 AM »
That's a very good source, thanks! I'll give them a call right now.
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Re: Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2011, 10:57:55 PM »
Quote from: carrefour_ny on January 24, 2011, 11:21:04 PM
Hi, I am renovating my 1919 bathroom and I'd like to stick to the original design: 1" unglazed hex tiles on the floor, subway tiles on the walls.

I am looking for a cove tile EXACTLY like the one in the picture. This tile is known as sanitary or cove tile and connects the base of the wall to the floor. Any suggestions on where I can find such tiles?  

Thanks!




I think thats an ellys cove base - Click on the link below, they have it.

We'ved used them for restoration projects with hard to find ceramics.  They will ship also...give them a call also 608-237-7291
http://www.subwaytile.com/elements.shtml
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Re: Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 08:28:01 AM »
Thanks, Native. This is indeed Subwaytile.com but it is very thick -- 3/8 of an inch. Do you think I can use those together with the much thinner wall tiles? Would there be any installation difficulties?
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Re: Suggestions where to find this special cove tile?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2011, 11:52:47 AM »
@ carrefour

Depends on the mud or thinset, most of the time if you hire a true ceramic contractor they know how to modify the installation so as to accommodate a thinner or thicker tile, as long as the face profile is the same.  A lot of this older installations have a very thick amount of cements material and might be tricky to fit in.  The contractor or yourself can use a grout scraper to remove the entire grout.  Since this is an old installation you will need patience.  If need be you might want to use a grinder with a special disk. Take a small chisel and lightly hit with the hammer and be careful because you can break the adjacent tiles.

Tap the broken tile with a small cold chisel and lightly hammer it until it breaks up.  Once the tile is out, then the decision will have to be made on how to remove the cement/glue used.  My guys like using high velocity power tools but it requires a little practice.  After the area is clear it's just a matter of setting the tile deeper until it is at the same level as the other.  Are you going to remove the grout and re-grout the walls?
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