Making Curved Cuts In Ceramic Tile

Home improvement ron hazeltons demonstrates how to make a curved cut in cermanic tile when working on kitchen or bathroom sinks and countertops.

Making curved cuts in ceramic tile.

Tile nipper to nibble away a curve. Mark the curve that you need to cut onto the rough back side of the porcelain tile with a pencil or marker. To make curved cuts or to remove small pieces of tile use tile nippers view an example on amazon. Home tile installation projects frequently require some tile cutting.

If you lay tile it is rare to do a job and not have to cut a curved piece of tile. This is for a half circle type of curve which will be probably the most common curved cut you ll need because every bathroom needs a toilet. In the first step you score a rough line with a glass cutter. Wet saws can easily wash pencil or marker marks made off the glazed side of the tile.

Whichever of the above methods you choose to make your straight tile cuts you ll probably want to use tile nippers to make curved and corner cuts in your tile pieces. Cutting tile allows you to fit pieces in corners along household fixtures in irregular places or for other purposes. First you have to draw outline of the cut that you need to make on the tile itself and mark the part you are going to remove with an x. Making curved cuts in tile is a two step process.

Have patience as you can successfully cut tile this way only a little bit at a time. You may need to make these cuts to accommodate the corners of the room or wall you re tiling or to make room for outlets to show through a tiled wall. The low tech method involves using a pair of tile nippers. The point is simply to dig out a rough line in the glazed surface of the tile which will help you cut a better line in your second step.

If you do have to cut a curved piece there are two ways to do it. Cut tile surface with glass cutter. You do need to go fairly slowly and evenly and keep the blade moving.