Cutting A Finish Tile Floor

You can cut and nail the trim to the wall.

Cutting a finish tile floor. The stanley saw storage mitre box with 12 inch backsaw can help you cut the angles required for the corners of the trim. Plan the installation of your tile trim alongside the installation of your tiles. You will have to commission someone to do this for you unless you have access to ceramic glaze and a kiln. You ll also see me.

If you cannot get under the doorjambs you can use an electric handsaw to cut a small groove. Cut out the shape with a rotary tool using a cutting bit with a guide. You ll see me cut both subway tile and larger ceramic tile. Use a pull bar or a tapping block if the fit is hard to reach.

Make as accurate markings as you can to ensure. Using a hacksaw or trim cutter cut the trim at a 45 angle at wall edges and bases and ensure that each portion fits together at a 90 angle. As an alternative use a grinder with a diamond tile cutter wheel to cut the tile. This works best on porcelain tiles so that the finishes will match.

Then pass back and forth over the score mark until the tile is cut. Set the guide to the thickness of the tile. Position the tile in the cutter glazed side up. The angle grinder can cut the tiles either on the grout or right through the tile.

Mark the tile or tiles that need to be cut with a grease pencil. Drive the cutting bit into the surface of the tile away from the mark and slowly move the tool along the marked lines. Create a pencil line where you want to make the cut then use the grinder to lightly score the line. Get raw edges of tiles glazed in a different color to add contrast.

If you are new to using these tools practice on some spare tiles before beginning your project. Painting the tiles with regular acrylic or latex paint is not recommended because it is not durable. Measure the areas to be installed with tile trim and then them measure again to be 100 sure. First you ll learn how to cut ceramic tile using a manual tile cutter which scores the tile and then snaps the tile.