Tiles with tile baseboards or skirting boards?

Hello,

we are planning to have tiles laid almost everywhere on the ground floor, which will have a grey stone-concrete look. Now we are unsure whether wooden or laminate baseboards look better with that, or if a tile baseboard is better? When tiles are laid with separate baseboards, are they installed with a gap to the wall? Maybe you have some photos of your tiled rooms showing how you did it?

Best regards
Sabine

Tiles must always have a gap to the wall

Hi,
we just had the same thought here. We somehow find white baseboards much more stylish than tile skirting.
The tiles need to have a gap from the wall anyway, so there will be a joint that either you or the tiler should fill with silicone.

In rooms where there is often a lot of moisture (kitchen, hallway, and bathrooms anyway), you might consider whether tile skirting is actually better. When done properly, it's a really tight wall finish; with wood baseboards, that's not necessarily the case.

Another advantage of wood baseboards is the price; even with a nice wood baseboard, it's significantly cheaper than tile skirting.

Best regards,

Andreas

Hi, In rooms where a lot of moisture can occur very often (kitchen, hallway and bathrooms anyway), one can consider whether tile baseboards are better there. If done correctly, they provide a truly tight wall finish, which is not necessarily the case with wooden baseboards.

Where there are tiles (in my kitchen, hallway and bathroom), I also used tile baseboards. Previously, there were real wood baseboards, but they suffered badly under mopping the tiles and were no longer attractive. When I had the tiles redone, the decision was easy. Or you would have to use lacquered wooden baseboards that are less sensitive. In the living room and dining room, I no longer want tiles; there will be wooden baseboards there.

Where tiles are installed (in my kitchen, hallway, and bathroom), I also took tile skirting boards. Previously, there were real wood skirting boards, but they suffered badly from mopping the tiles and were no longer attractive. When I had the tiles redone, the decision was easy. Or you would have to use painted wood skirting boards that are not so sensitive. In the living room and dining room, I no longer want tiles, so there will be wooden skirting boards there.

We are also not fans of tiles in living rooms. With open kitchens, the question arises of how to design the transition. Therefore, we are also considering fitting skirting boards on the tiled area anyway. Additionally, tile skirting boards can generally look quite sterile ... we are still not quite sure.

We are also not fans of tiles in living rooms. With open kitchens, the question then arises as to how to design the transition. That’s why we are also considering fitting skirting boards on the tiled area anyway. In addition, tile skirting can generally look quite sterile ... we are still not quite sure.

I don’t have an open kitchen, so I didn’t have that problem. In my brother’s open kitchen, there are tiles, and there is a transition in the skirting to the dining room (which has parquet). It doesn’t look entirely optimal, but if you put a sideboard in front on one side, you don’t see it anymore.