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How to cut mosaic tile around electrical outlets. Start your tile installation from the left bottom or right bottom of the area you plan to tile. I’m installing a backsplash and can’t fit whole tiles around the electrical outlets and switches. Start at one end of the cut line and run the blade along the tile surface to the other end.

After marking the tiles, you can either cut the backing or you can peel them off of the backing one at a time. First, determine if switch plates and outlet covers will conceal the problem area. Line up the first of the two horizontal marks with the saw blade.

Turn off the power first. For ceramic, porcelain and most stone tiles, tile nippers will cut the tiles. This may be the preferred method because you can put.

Take one sheet of the tiles and hold it up in front of the outlet. Today i am going to demonstrate how i install a tile backsplash including the trick i use to cut out spaces for electrical outlets. Poke holes in all four corners where you will need to cut out the shape of the electrical box.

Cut through the tile using an angle grinder. Given that you are cutting for junction boxes, you can overlap the cuts at the corner since the excess cut (if not excessive) will be hidden under the outlet cover plate. Take the glass tile to the wet saw and place it face down on the tray.

Feed the tile aligning it to the cutting guide on the wet saw. Where you start is up to you (as long as you start from the bottom). Sometimes the tiles will need to be trimmed to fit around the outlet.