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Cutting tile to fit new tub and vanity Jag Man 02-09-2005
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Posted by Jag Man on February 9, 2005, 7:46 pm


The new tub is a couple inches wider than the old, so the masonry
floor tile (ceramic?) is
going to have to be taken back by that amount. There will be a similar
situation
around the new vanity, as the footprint is about 1/2" wider. I do have
some spare tiles,
but I'm wondering if it might be easier to somehow trim the existing
tiles in place.
Is this possible? That is, could I rent a cutter of some kind that I
could neatly cut
along a line drawn on the tile and then chisle out the pieces? Or, is
this likely
to make a mess of it?

TIA

Ed




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Posted by xrongor on February 9, 2005, 1:22 pm


rotozip with a tile bit.

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> The new tub is a couple inches wider than the old, so the masonry
> floor tile (ceramic?) is
> going to have to be taken back by that amount. There will be a similar
> situation
> around the new vanity, as the footprint is about 1/2" wider. I do have
> some spare tiles,
> but I'm wondering if it might be easier to somehow trim the existing
> tiles in place.
> Is this possible? That is, could I rent a cutter of some kind that I
> could neatly cut
> along a line drawn on the tile and then chisle out the pieces? Or, is
> this likely
> to make a mess of it?
>
> TIA
>
> Ed
>
>




Posted by SQLit on February 9, 2005, 2:03 pm



> The new tub is a couple inches wider than the old, so the masonry
> floor tile (ceramic?) is
> going to have to be taken back by that amount. There will be a similar
> situation
> around the new vanity, as the footprint is about 1/2" wider. I do have
> some spare tiles,
> but I'm wondering if it might be easier to somehow trim the existing
> tiles in place.
> Is this possible? That is, could I rent a cutter of some kind that I
> could neatly cut
> along a line drawn on the tile and then chisle out the pieces? Or, is
> this likely
> to make a mess of it?
>
> TIA
>
> Ed
>

skill saw with dry diamond bit for the field and the rotor saw for the edges

Harbor freight for the diamond blades, not all that expensive considering
what you can pay for them




Posted by Jag Man on February 10, 2005, 6:20 am


Thanks. I'll have to wander around HD or Harbor Freight to
see what some of these tools look like.

Ed




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