..this is a rough (very rough) sketch of the tile insert that we'll use to replace the tiles we
'harvested' to cover the space left when we removed the heater...
...but it required that we make these tiny little corner cuts on each tile...
...so first we cut the little one inch square...that we turned on end to make a diamond and placed it in the center of the 4 new tiles...they're almond coloured to match the fixtures...
...and just traced around it to mark the tiles...
...but htere wasn't any way to hold the tile at a perfect angle to make the cut...so we borrowed one of Scout's geometry tools...it worked perfectly...so scoring the tiles was not a problem...
...but when it came time to snap the little corner off...there was not enough of the tile on the right hand side for the little brace that presses down on the tile to get any purchase...
...we we just used a shim to give us the leverage we needed...
...and again...it worked perfectly...the little corner snapped off cleanly...
...so we just repeated that process...
...24 times...
...it also made cutting the little 1 inch diamond squares easy as well...
...we just needed to use a shim on both sides...
...this is what it will look like on the wall...
...then because we had had such luck with the tiny cuts...we decided to replace some really thin tiles along the edge of the tub that had been damaged...so we made a mark...
...and cut 3 very small tiles...
~Have a lovely day!
That was a clever use of shims, for sure. Those cuts of small tile can be very tricky. All looks good so far. MOM
ReplyDeletevery cool!! you guys are so "thought-y"
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That was a clever use of shims, for sure. Those cuts of small tile can be very tricky. All looks good so far. MOM
ReplyDeleteIt will all look so nice.
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