tiles or skirting boards first?

[SkyHook]

I am having a new room built on a concrete slab.

I am going to tile the floor myself.

Should I get the builder to leave the skirting boards, and do the tiles first?

Or should I tile up to them?

Thanks

Mark

[les88]

I would tile first
les

[vlv8vic]

I skirted then tiled, though the skirting was a large profile. Have you tiled before? It's harder to hide the gaps if you tiles aren't 100% perfect when wacking skirting over the top.

Another option is to tile, then trim the bottom of the skirting so that it has a 15 or so degree angle on it so the 'sharp' end is on the face, makes it a little easier to hide gaps atop uneven floors/tiling.