Application and Function

Schluter-SCHIENE is designed to provide edging for tile coverings. Typical applications include edge protection where tile is bordered by carpet, at expansion joints, or as a decorative edging for stairs.

Schluter-SCHIENE is available in stainless steel, solid brass, aluminum, and anodized aluminum.  The profile features a trapezoid-perforated anchoring leg, which is secured in the mortar bond coat beneath the tile, and an 87° sloped vertical wall section that transfers point loads to the substrate and surface covering while protecting the tile edges from damage. 

Schluter-SCHIENE, in solid brass, aluminum, and anodized aluminum, features a 5° sloped top flange and fillet at the anchoring leg/vertical section interface to enhance edge protection by reducing stresses on the tile, and, in sizes greater than 1/4" (6 mm), features an integrated joint spacer that establishes a defined joint cavity between the tile and the profile.  Schluter-SCHIENE, in stainless steel, is roll-formed and does not feature an integrated joint spacer.

The anchoring leg of Schluter-SCHIENE, in all materials, is available with a special radius perforation "R" so that the profile can be used to form curves.