How To Install A Scrabble Tile Floor

Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts.

How to install a scrabble tile floor.

Add a sawtooth hanger or command strips to the back and hang up your new scrabble wall art. In a way a scrabble tile floor is the same as a penny floor. If the tile is too thick for nippers try the following method. Position tiles to minimize visibility of tiles that must be cut to size.

Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space. Place spacers between the tiles to establish the grout lines. If adhesive oozes up between tiles when you press the tile into place you are using too much adhesive. Continue applying thin wood to hold all of the diy scrabble tiles together.

Arrange the big scrabble name tiles how they will go on the floor and then turn them over. Katie lo owner and principal designer of mullo interior design installed the floor inside a bathroom at her house in vancouver british columbia i had visions of our kids and our family and friends searching for words on the bathroom floor she says. As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. You can either place the tiles one by one on the floor on top of the adhesive you are using.

If using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first. For making curved cuts you can use tile nippers. If your client likes board games show them this a 25 square foot floor of scrabble tiles. Install only a few tiles at a time spreading adhesive for two or three tiles.

Learn how to lay. I ve completed my first tile floor installation and i put together this video to show you all of the tips and tricks i found along the way. Apply a thin piece of wood across the longest name first with glue and a staple gun. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.