Cutting Floor Tiles Around Doors

Rip cuts are long cuts down the length of the plank.

Cutting floor tiles around doors.

How to cut tile flooring around door facings. There are several methods for cutting tiles by hand without a tile cutter using a cutting tool such as a glass cutter or a carbide tipped pencil. Cutting tile around door jamb is easy if you take the right measurement and you use the right tools. To make square or box cuts in the tile or to cut out large sections of tile use an angle grinder.

Tiling a floor in a home or room that is in the process of being built or remodeled is fairly straightforward. You ll learn how to cut ceramic tile. Use a straight edge to mark the line with an erasable marker. You lay as many whole tiles as possible and you cut around obstructions only when needed.

Crosscuts are short cuts across the plank. A miter saw is nice because all you need is a simple little mark and the saw will do the rest of the work this is the ideal tool and can cut perfect 90 degree cuts or any other angle up to 50 degrees for most saws. Score and snap is the basic technique but it must be applied in three different ways. More specifically five common ways to cut tile using five different tools.

In this video you ll learn how to cut tile. But if you are working in a house that is a historic building. Vinyl floor tiles are a fast and easy way to change the look of a room. Professional floor installers often cut the door molding or facing to make the tile fit.

You can use either a sliding model or a non sliding model just make sure the blade is large enough to cut the entire width of the laminate flooring in one pass. Notch cuts remove small pieces to fit flooring around door jambs pipes and similar. Before using any tool to cut tile measure the glazed side of the tile to determine where you need to make the cut. Using a miter saw.

Cutting vinyl plank flooring. This is relatively simple because so few obstructions are in place at this time. How to undercut and fit ceramic tiles around door casings and jambs. They are ideal for bathrooms because they are water resistant and when laid properly will protect the sub floor from water damage.

Demonstrated by master tile setter armen tavy.