Bailey founder and principal designer of prudence home design in this kitchen she used 4x8 subway tiles to give the illusion of a bigger space and then added 1x3 carrara marble tiles in a herringbone pattern for the backsplash.
Can i cut marble tile for my backsplash.
Marble chips when you cut dry so your lines wont be precision lines.
One thing that i recommend is that if you are cutting marble dont cut dry.
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Today i am going to demonstrate how i install a tile backsplash including the trick i use to cut out spaces for electrical outlets.
So when can you use a natural stone tile backsplash successfully.
As with ceramic tiles you can use a tile nipper tile cutter or electric wet saw to cut stone tiles.
Beyond that a drill with a core bit either carbide tipped or diamond tipped is used.
How to cut stone tile and marble tile with a wet tile saw.
This will make your tile sheet a little smaller than necessary but that s okay.
Turn on the saw and gently push the tile into the into the blade until the tile is cut through.
Instead you need a tile wet saw to make straight cuts.
If the tape runs across a row of tiles cut through the mesh along the inside edge of the tape.
This thing but no problem.
The contrast of no pattern counters with the movement and variation of the natural stone tile makes for a great.
However there are two other methods you may choose for this material.
Cut the tile sheet down to size with a box cutter.
Marble tile cannot be cut with a tile cutting board.
It s so fun to mix tile of different textures and sizes in a kitchen as it gives the room much more visual depth says prudence c.
Position tile so the blade will hit on your marked line and slowly move tile through the saw.
Place the tile on the wet saw tray with the pencil mark lined up with the blade.
Cut tiles for diy marble kitchen backsplash turn on the wet tile saw allowing water to coat the blade.
When you have a more solid look countertop or create high contrast.
Flip the tile sheet over so that you can see the back then cut through the mesh with a box cutter or utility knife.
Using a wet tile saw helps to ensure that you don t shatter the stone or marble tile.
I went and got one and used it on marble tiles and 1 inch thick marble slab.