Terracotta Tiles

[Deleted member 15]

Terracotta tiles, Wet Cut or dry cut?

 

[DHTiling]

deffo wet cut.....its a messy job but just wash them before you lay them.....

 

[Perry]

never wash them but seal them before you cut them then wet cut them but wipe them clean with a damp cloth or sponge on the sealed side what type are they?

 

[DHTiling]

never wash them what type are they

so how do you get the thick gunk off them pete when wet cutting....?

Messy job cutting clay tiles.....

 

[Perry]

wipe not wash dont get em to wet can dry cut most of them

 

[DHTiling]

when i say wash i mean a wipe over with a wet sponge etc...not exactly wash them behind the ears and that....:lol: ........

 

[Perry]

newbs make me panic lol have seen it many a time

 

[Deleted member 15]

Im not sealing them until they are down, i think i'll have to dry cut

 

[Perry]

why not what are they? i have laid thousands of mts

 

[Deleted member 15]

so have i , i normally dry cut, out side , but a bit difficult with the weather

 

[Perry]

i dry cut them but not with a wet cutter

 

[Deleted member 15]

yeah i use a grinder

 

[Perry]

i use a rubi

 

[tfs]

At college we cut quarry tiles by using scriber and ball pin hammer, can you do this with terracotta too?

This is ofcourse not the most time effective way. lol

This can be done fast after the first 10 cuts, once you get into the swing of things.

 

[Perry]

if you have enough tiles and money :lol:

 

[brian c]

depends how thick they are,you might have no option but to wet cut or use grinder.

 

[Perry]

never seen them thicker than 30mm and how do you treat them lads & ladies do they to ?