[bltwood]

Am laying time in a maintenance room with a sunken floor drain right in the middle. How can I make the tile fit the contour and still look good? I have seen the wedge-shaped tile cut, but always looks bad.

[mtconc]

How much pitch?
Do you have big or small tiles?
Have you done tiling before?

[bltwood]

how much pitch?
do you have big or small tiles?
have you done tiling before?

Thanks! The tiles are 13". The pitch is 1" in 18". I have laid lots of tile on flat surfaces! Had thought of doing a "mosaic" type surface by breaking up the tile. Have you tried that? THANKS!

[mtconc]

Is it a uniform grade or does it pitch a lot right around the drain?
If it is a maintenance room, I'd go with the mosaic, 13" tiles seem pretty big... it will be much easier to follow the slope with small tiles

[bltwood]

Thanks!

[ballengerb1]

I would not break up tiles creating your own "mosaic" Shop around and buy yourself a slab of 1" tiles that are held together with backing, they have some give.

[bltwood]

Thanks, that makes sense to me also.

[pattyg2]

You can take your tiles and cut them diagonally to see how they work. If more pitch is needed then cut the diagonals perpendicular and it will be mosaic like.

[bltwood]

Sounds good. Thanks!

[pattyg2]

Post some pictures of it so we can see !