Home tile installation projects frequently require some tile cutting.
Wall tile cutting tips.
And if installed correctly years of durability.
It whips up a nasty dust storm and often leaves jagged or chipped edges.
Cutting tile allows you to fit pieces in corners along household fixtures in irregular places or for other purposes.
And it offers the same advantages.
Don t be afraid to use french curves cans lids and other round objects as a template.
A wide range of colors materials and patterns.
By cutting the end before the middle you can reduce the stress and better control how and more importantly where the tile breaks.
To remove waste from the two pieces of tile you could use a tile saw a jigsaw fitted with a tile cutting blade or a rotary cutter.
In case anyone asks no the walls don t need to be 9.
With the last two choose a slow speed hold the tool still and rotate the tile around the blade.
I didn t invent this but it doesn t appear to be as common knowledge as it should be.
If the area you will be cutting is far from the edge of the tile consider cutting the tile down using one of the above methods first.
Try to keep inside the marked line and use a tile file to make any adjustments.
Ceramic or porcelain tile makes an attractive backsplash behind sinks and stoves or encasing a bathroom or shower.
If you custom size the niche to fit between full tiles you ll get a better looking installation and avoid some cutting.
Draw a curved line with a pencil where you want to cut the tile.
After all the penalty for poorly installed wall tile is a lifetime of having to look at the stuff.
With a diagonal tile layout like the one shown here you ll get full tiles and half tiles.
Plus it s just plain slower than a tile cutter or wet saw.
So let s look at the basics of wall tile installation that will make everything go a lot smoother less frustrating and less costly.
However wall tile installation has its own set of rules that you dare break at your own risk.
Cut away large sections or large cutouts with a handheld circular saw equipped with a tile cutting stone blade.
Installing wall tile is basically the same procedure as installing floor tile.
Typically when cutting a tile the blade puts a bit of stress on the tile which can lead to uneven chipping of the tile at the very end of the cut.
Set the depth of the blade to 1 4 inch.
If you re planning a wall niche lay out the tile and take some measurements to determine the size of the niche.
