Cutting Floor Tiles Around A Corner

How to cut tiles that are in corners or difficult to cut.

Cutting floor tiles around a corner.

Put another full tile on top of the one to butt cut and push it up against the wall. To make a pattern to cut the tile around the outflow pipe measure the diameter to the outer edge of the collar around the outflow pipe. When cutting tiles specifically around special items like pipes weird corners and other things that may be in the way of cutting a straight edge tile to fit you need a specialized tool to know how to cut your tile. L cuts are angled cuts for fitting a piece of tile in a corner around a cabinet or along piece of molding.

Customize your tile with l cuts by measuring and marking the cuts you need. There are many products that you can get to get this job done but this contour gauge might be one of the coolest we ve seen. Cut the circle out. Measure the tile from end to end and pick out a tile cutter at least 1 inch 2 5 cm larger than the dimension of the tile.

Mark the pattern on cardboard with a compass set at 1 2 bigger than the circumference of the collar. Then use a combination of straight cuts and notches to cut out the full shape. If you re planning on laying your tile in a diagonal pattern which may require diagonal cuts measure from corner to corner instead to make sure it will fit the tile cutter. Another common angle cut made in ceramic tiles is for a tile insert.

Place the tile to be cut directly on top of the last full tile. The distance from the end of the last board to the beginning of the corner and the distances from the corner to the tongue edge. Using the edge of the top tile as a guide draw a line on the bottom tile. Some tile saws even have a beveled edge which will make creating the angle even easier.

How to cut tiles that are in corners or difficult to cut. Here s an easy way to mark border tile around the edge of the room for cutting without using a tape measure. Simply cut sides of the edge tiles with a tile saw. Cut and place your tiles using the pattern.