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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

bordure retombée

English translation:

downstand edge

Added to glossary by Sheila Hardie
Jul 31, 2010 08:18
13 yrs ago
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French term

bordure retombée

French to English Tech/Engineering Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) tiles
bordure retombée

http://www.brionilegacy.com/images/edge_profile.jpg

http://www.pierre-lave-emaillee.com/30_2.cfm?i=71-angles-bor...

I am trying to describe this type of tile and am not sure which edge profile it has. In the above links there are photos of the tiles in a French website and drawings of different edge profiles with their English names.

I'm not sure if it's a bullnose edge profile or radius edge or what. It's hard to tell from the photo in the French website.

Many thanks in advance for any ideas!


Sheila
Proposed translations (English)
3 downstand edge
4 Ovolo
3 bull-nose tile
3 pencil round
2 +1 stepdown bullnose edge

Discussion

Rachel Fell Jul 31, 2010:
Different terms seem to be used for tile edges as opposed to larger things like worktop or vanity top edges and splashbacks and so on.
Sheila Hardie (asker) Jul 31, 2010:
Oh well spotted! Thanks very much! I'm going to have a close look at that page now.
kashew Jul 31, 2010:
Go to their Dessins de Pièce Spéciale on the menu. It's clear there that it's a l-shape but not a deep vertical edge.
Nothing on the EN ref. corresponds to that shape.
Sheila Hardie (asker) Jul 31, 2010:
It's the tile called 'bordure retombée' in the following link:

http://www.pierre-lave-emaillee.com/30_2.cfm?i=71-angles-bor...
Not that it helps very much, since it's quite difficult to see clearly! Hope that helps a little bit though.
kashew Jul 31, 2010:
Sheila, Exactly which one is it?

Proposed translations

4 hrs
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downstand edge

In many contexts retombée is "downstand". In your case I imagine it is an L-shaped tile such as you might find on stairs, at the edge of patios, or the edge of tiled kitchen sink tops, i.e. hanging of the edge.

The "inverse" would be the "upstand" or "splashback" or "coved" tile at the edges of wetrooms, at the back of sinktops, etc., so there is no nasty mortar joint in the corner to harbour germs.

Where hips have plan angles 90° - 135° on plan, it may be necessary to trim the DOWNSTAND of the Block End Hip tile at the base of the hip to align with the ...
www.marleyeternit.co.uk/Roofing/Concrete-Tiles/Plain-Tile.a...

Beige Quartz – This worktop has a thicker front edge made by DOWN-STANDS. ...
www.dostone.co.uk/quartz_worktops.html

Mocha Cream Portuguese Limestone windowsills with CUSTOM SHAPED DOWN STANDS. ... Summer House Bathroom wall clad with Luna Pearl granite tiles. ...
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-24727423.htm... -

the depth (front to back) and the DOWNSTAND "RETURN" AT THE FRONT OF THE STEP. ...
www.anti-slip.com/industrial.htm

Specially shaped EDGING TILES HAVING AN ANGLED OR L-SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE are ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/6258190.html
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all for your answers! I think this is what was meant in my text - thank you very much, Bourth! "
8 mins

bull-nose tile

Check out the informative link from the following site:
http://www.muswell-hill.com/foxandco/pages/tilinginfo.htm
There are good illustrations here and it also illustrates what a radius edge is.
Example sentence:

Edge tile is used for around the overhang of a countertop. If your line of tile doesn't come with an edge tile, you can substitute it with a bull nose tile on top and a regular field tile at the edge.

Reference:

http://www.muswell-hill.com/foxandco/pages/tilinginfo.htm

Peer comment(s):
neutral kashew : nice ref. but I think the quadrant radius is too much - it's just the corner as far as I can make out.
32 mins
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33 mins

pencil round

Looks like model-T to me - one side or two. Bullnose is too much.
Note from asker:
Thanks for your reply! I agree that it looks like the pencil round too - but I've already used that term to translate 'arête adoucie'. So, I'm a bit unsure! Maybe there is a better translation for 'arête adoucie'. Thanks again, Sheila
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : I don't think this is it, J; I believe this refers to the actual 'skirt' or 'lip' of the tile (L-shaped) which overhangs and makes a nice edge.
1 hr
Hi, yes, you are right I think after seeing their Dessins de Pièce Spéciale page.
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3 hrs

stepdown bullnose edge

See second drawing from the top on the righthand column of this page:

http://www.usmarble.com/custom-vanity-tops

It is possibly the same.
Peer comment(s):
agree Bourth (X) : Though I think it could be any of the "L-shaped" edge tiles, not only the bullnose version.
14 mins
O.K. Thanks, Bourth.
neutral kashew : Step-down Ok; but maybe calf-nose?
3 hrs
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Ovolo

Ovolo — Simple, convex quarter-round molding that can also be enriched with the egg-and-dart or other pattern



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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-07-31 21:20:20 GMT)
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it's hard to tell because we would need a cross-section pic
could also be a 3/4 tore...
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(decorative)

Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : But I don't think the 'retombé' refers to that part of the shape at all, but the fact that it has a quite large 'lip'.
9 mins
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