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  • Toolboxes for All Occasions: Tiling Toolbox
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    From "Tool School"
    episode DTSC-105


    PHOTO

    Tile Cutter
    PHOTO

    Jamb Saw
    PHOTO

    Grout Float
    Tiling is a job you either love or hate, but either way you need to have the right tools to get the results you want.

    Items you should have in your tiling toolbox:


    • Speed square
    • Safety glasses
    • Tile cutter
    • Nipper
    • Rotary tool
    • Jamb saw
    • Notched trowel
    • Rubber gloves
    • Grout float
    • Sponge
    • Acrylic sealer

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    Tips to Remember:

    • Use a speed square to mark your tiles.

    • Always wear your safety glasses.

    • If you will be doing a lot of cutting, considering the rental or purchase of a wet saw. Alternately, a rotary tool is great for cutting tile.

    • A jamb saw can be used to cut the bottom of a door jamb when tile won't fit underneath.

    • Rubber gloves will protect hands from sharp tile and sticky grout.

    • Have plenty of sponges to remove excess grout.

    • To preserve finished tile, apply acrylic sealer stored in a clear bottle.


    RESOURCES :
    Tiling Toolbox Supplies
    Available from The Home Depot or your local hardware store.

    Speed Square:
    Johnson / UPC: 049448727124

    Tile Nippers:
    Hyde Nippers / NPC: 079423194009

    Tile Cutter:
    SuperiorBilt Tile Cutter / SKU: 436031

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Toolboxes for All Occasions: Home Repair Toolbox
  		• Toolboxes for All Occasions: Tiling Toolbox
  		• Toolboxes for All Occasions: Painting Toolbox
  		• Toolboxes for All Occasions: Furniture Repair Toolbox