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rodfaerothie
Jan 23, 2009, 12:42 PM
I am away to tile my swimming pool hall floor and has any got an idea how to finish off around the curved edge off the pool
nike 1
Jan 23, 2009, 01:06 PM
How much of a curve in inches?
You can purchase curved tile.
rodfaerothie
Jan 23, 2009, 01:11 PM
The curve is 3.4 metres long with prob about 15 degress curve
nike 1
Jan 23, 2009, 01:19 PM
the curve is 3.4 metres long with prob about 15 degress curve
Is there some picture of this you can post? Or try explaining thiscurve in more detail. I'm wondering what type of curve you are talking about. Is it a curve as on the floor turning around a wall? Is it an indented curve in which you need to lay tile in?
21boat
Jan 23, 2009, 03:12 PM
If this is a flat floor take the full tile up close to the pool edge. Take the nest full tile and lay that against the last set tile. Get it square and straight.
Pre measure the width from the actual inside of the pool edge (water side) and then take a compass and spread it form there to where the tile needs cut and radius. Scribe the loose laid tile that needs cut. If the pool edge is to wide for a reg cheap compass make one up with a thin board with a nail sticking out of it and the pencil the back of the to mark the width. Now move the handmade scribe and mark the tile. The best way to cut that is a 4" diamond wheel on a grinder and then it can be tweaked to fit perfect on the radios. You can use a tool tole "nips" and that can be faster if you have some cuts that are close in corners of the cut tile.
If this is a vertical tile and its ti big to do the radius cut it vertically in one or two EVEN pieces and that will help you bend it around the corner.
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