Thursday, November 30, 2006

Kitchen Counters Meet Tile Saw

The secret to successful tiling involves planning ahead and filching a dental pick from the hygienist during one's annual teeth cleaning (or ok, just asking worked for me - they had a stash of broken ones). Invariably, thinset will be squeezed up in between the tiles, and anything which would be above the grout line needs to be removed. The dental pick is essential for picking and scraping out that extra gunk.

Materials: Tile, latex modified thinset, blue tape (needed to hold on that edge while it dries), earplugs, safety glasses, 1/16" spacers

Tools: Level, MK Diamond 770 EXP tile saw, 1/4" notched trowel, a bucket, 80 grit rubbing stone, dental pick, those tile crayons.

1 comment:

Loyd said...

It is incredible what you can achieve with a good tile saw. This has been helpful but I will keep looking to be able to compare the available machines. Thank you for posting this.