Post by SusieQ on Oct 27, 2014 6:16:08 GMT -8
Here's a short tutorial on marking tiles to cut-to-fit.
First, find the center of your room/area and draw perpendicular lines by measuring the center of the side walls and drawing a straight line and the front back walls and drawing a straight line. Now you can place your tiles wherever you want them by drawing a parallel line to either of your pre-drawn lines. (If you butt them up against the wall instead, it's probably not exactly square and your tiles will make a slanted line as you put them down.)
I wanted mine centered so I put a row down the middle and cut the tiles on the side to fit.
Here's how I measured to fit.
I laid my tiles down and made sure they were turned in the direction that I wanted them. (Look, Larry, I have socks on.
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Then I picked up the center tile, put the tile to be cut down upside down, laid the center tile back down in place right side up, drew a pencil line. I also marked with an arrow my cut edge so I would know that was the edge I wanted to place against the wall. And I numbered my tiles and wrote the number on the floor. When the glue is put down, it dries clear before you place the tiles down and you can see your pencil marks.
One more note and I hope I don't confuse you. If you have more than one cut, mark one side at a time or you will end up with a cut side on the wrong end. I avoided butting cut edges together because I cut mine with a small battery powered circular saw and I scored some. It worked well but not always perfect cuts.
After they were all cut, I had them laid out and then picked them up in the order that was going to put them down.
Follow the directions on your VCT glue.
First, find the center of your room/area and draw perpendicular lines by measuring the center of the side walls and drawing a straight line and the front back walls and drawing a straight line. Now you can place your tiles wherever you want them by drawing a parallel line to either of your pre-drawn lines. (If you butt them up against the wall instead, it's probably not exactly square and your tiles will make a slanted line as you put them down.)
I wanted mine centered so I put a row down the middle and cut the tiles on the side to fit.
Here's how I measured to fit.
I laid my tiles down and made sure they were turned in the direction that I wanted them. (Look, Larry, I have socks on.
)Then I picked up the center tile, put the tile to be cut down upside down, laid the center tile back down in place right side up, drew a pencil line. I also marked with an arrow my cut edge so I would know that was the edge I wanted to place against the wall. And I numbered my tiles and wrote the number on the floor. When the glue is put down, it dries clear before you place the tiles down and you can see your pencil marks.
One more note and I hope I don't confuse you. If you have more than one cut, mark one side at a time or you will end up with a cut side on the wrong end. I avoided butting cut edges together because I cut mine with a small battery powered circular saw and I scored some. It worked well but not always perfect cuts.
After they were all cut, I had them laid out and then picked them up in the order that was going to put them down.
Follow the directions on your VCT glue.
