Entrance platform - tile edges of the steps

Hello everyone,

we built a platform in front of the entrance and now the covering still needs to be added. Unfortunately, I came to the topic of natural stone covering too late, which is why I’m missing about 1 cm. We now have 4 cm of buildup left.



We want to lay terrace tiles with a thickness of 20 mm. Underneath comes initially a 4 mm drainage mat from Schlüter, which is also approved for small areas outdoors.

Now I’m considering how best to do the edges. Actually, I don’t want to be looking at the edge of the tile. We have chosen gray tiles, where the color difference between the surface and the edge area is minimal.

Currently, I’m wavering between rounding off the tile and using 22.5 mm angle profiles. With rounding off, I’m also still unsure. Either quarter round and flush with the front of the step, or half round and the tile protrudes slightly beyond the front of the step. In both cases, the edge of the tile or step would be rounded.

In my opinion, this makes damage to the tile a bit less likely if something falls on the rounded edge. But the angle profile would of course be safer. Visually, the rounding will probably be nicer.

What would you do and why? Are there other options?

So I would cut the joint from the tile to the setting tile at a 45-degree angle. Or stainless steel corner strips, but 20mm is probably too much and they likely scratch easily. But actually, this thing is perfectly suited for a granite slab.

So I would cut the joint from the tile with the setting tile at a 45-degree angle.
Or stainless steel corner profiles, but 20mm is a lot, they probably get scratched quickly.
But actually, this thing is predestined for a granite slab.

I see it the same way. No messing around with tiles and edge processing.

So a granite slab or fully cladding it would really be expensive. We ruled that out immediately.

A 45° cut would again be associated with a directly exposed edge. But it gave me another idea, which is probably difficult to implement.

If I could manage to bend the slotted rail from a standard round profile to about 45°, then I could cut the tile at 45° and trim the edges straight again so that I can fit the round profile in cleanly.

However, if I simply grind the tile round and one breaks, then the question is how complicated it is to replace it. The drainage mat worries me in this regard. If I had to take the tile out, the fleece on the drainage mat would most likely be damaged. If anyone has experience with that and could tell me something about it.

So a granite slab or fully cladding it would really be expensive.

Then you just make it out of the tiles.

The tile protrudes slightly over the front edge of the step.

What would you do and why? Are there any other options?

I would not use cut tiles at the front and would lay the cut edge facing the house. That way, you don't see it.