Cutting Penny Tile For Flooring

Here s the method that worked best for us on our penny tile backsplash we did an entire wall in one part of the kitchen.

Cutting penny tile for flooring.

Pre cut penny tiles in various sizes we found the best way to cut penny tiles was with a pair of tile nippers. We also played around with each sheet of tile after squishing them into the thinset scooching them a bit to the left or the right or higher since they were on a sheet of mesh it was. That way your eye doesn t catch one seam and follow it all the way across the room more on that here. Where you place the tile is important.

Affiliate link you ll find yourself needing half tiles 1 4 tiles 3 4 tiles etc. Place a piece of tile in the jaws of the tile nippers. It s really important to place penny tiles in a way that makes the line where each sheet meets less obvious so we found that a staggered pattern was the best method for us to achieve a seamless result. If you need a piece slightly larger or slightly smaller adjust the placement of the jaws as necessary.

1 self leveling concrete 2 sealant 3 tile thin set for the non cut tiles 4 all the tiles that needed to be cut with the wet saw 5 thin set all those new tiles in place steps yet to be finished 7 grout 8 sealing the grout 9 painting the walls 10 floor molding and i m sure i m missing some. When you get to the edges of the walls and where the wall meets the ceiling.