How to Tile Around a Toilet and the Pedestal: Cutting curves in tiles

another way to measure Mark and cut shapes is to use a tile shaping template like this I'll show you how to use it here when cutting floor tiles around a pedestal lay all the hole tiles up to and around the pedestal we'll use the same technique as for marking up edging tiles to find our start points place a whole tile over the nearest tile here and slide another tile over this tile until it meets the pedestal mark this measurement on the tile below with a tile marker now hold the tile shaping template in place against the edge of the tile here and slide it against the pedestal making sure the tile shaping template stays in line with the edge of the tile transfer the shape to the tile you will cut now repeat the process for this Edge like this and then join up the marks mark on the tile the area to cut away and then cut the tile to shape with a suitable hand or power tool offer up the cut tile and make Minor Adjustments to fit with a tile file you will probably need to cut two or more tiles to fit around a pedestal like this once fixed in place and grouted apply a silicon sealant between the tiles and the pedestal

Channel: DIY Tiles

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Keywords: How to, tile, around a toilet, Cutting curves, curves in tiles, How to Tile Around, Tile Around a Toilet

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Length: 3min 21sec (201 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 17 2015