First time attempting to add a backsplash to my kitchen. I was extremely worried about how could I cut the hexagon shape ceramic tile without spending the money on a wet saw that I plan to use only for this project. I reviewed several of your videos from how to repair damage drywalls, how to mud to include this one. You have a gift and I want you to continue making videos for people like me with little or no experience. You warm, patience voice and knowledge gave me the will to complete my project with ease. Thank you!
I’m always excited when I select a video based on the title and it’s Leah. Her videos are so helpful and clear that even a diy person like me can usually pull off the job. Thanks Leah!
Best DIY advice I've gotten is from Leah. I appreciate that you're keeping in mind that we don't all have the money, knowledge, and patience to invest in expensive tools that might not be good for this type of job. I have the other equipment, but this approach is much easier and more likely to give me the results that I'm looking for!
Was about to spend money on mini saw to cut mosaic tile for shower floor. Tried cutting with my manual tile cutter but noticed that tile snapping attachment was too large to cut tile. Using the piece of wood to snap the tile is such an awesome idea. Great stuff. Thank you so much. Many blessings.
Thank you! I'm a new home owner, and I'm doing most of the work myself (electrical and kitchen cabinets so far), with the help of my dad and fiancé. I bought almost the exact same tile you're cutting here, and I'm so glad to see I don't need a wet saw! I am jumping into home reno with both feet and it's videos like yours that give me the confidence to try new and scary things!
Lea you are a true teacher and a blessing 💖 You take the time to truly explain in depth you are incredible. Im sure you have helped more then you can even imagine. I am a tile setter I have been taught this and I've never had someone explain this part so in depth. Bravo
This worked great for redoing the shower/bathtub of my kid's bathroom. ru-vid.comUgkxfiuHoZJo3bgdVPFRxQ-iqPpfbEHl2cYt I didn't like the guide, so I took it off. I just used a fine tipped sharpie on the tile and followed that line. It does make a wet mess, and once I started looking like I wet myself I started wearing a towel and apron while cutting. The blade it came with worked great until we wore it out. It was better than the replacement one we bought. I tried looking for just their blade, but failed. Not really for larger tiles unless you stack stuff on either side to support the tiles. Anyway, would definitley buy again.
Leah as always another tutorial as only you can do! I actually took a mini tile class at a big box store they never showed how to cut the sheet tiles!!! Thank you so much, for the knowledge !
Thank you so much for actually explaining things in your videos. The others I found were just a quick demonstration and didn’t have enough info for beginners.❤️🤗🐝
Just found your channel, yay. You make the learning curve less steep. I'm unable to pay tradesmen to do tiling, painting etc and teaching myself this work and you are making it so easy and less stressful. I have the tile cutter and three sheets of penny tiles now I can go ahead and succeed :)
Thank you Ma'am! Just what the Doctor ordered, and my tile is just like the white Mosaic! Nice job. Felt like I was in class with a nice teacher.😊 God bless!
Leah this video is beautiful. This method and this attitude is just what we needed. I am deeply grateful for your concise explanation and personal touch. If you still see these comments, I hope you have a great weekend :]
That was a great tip and video. Much easier and cleaner than using a wet saw. I had never thought about it. Thank you. Your videos are excellent. Love your presentation. Be safe out there everybody.
Thank you Leah!! We were at Lowe's and I shied away from the fancy tile because I thought you had to have a wet saw. I'm going back next weekend and getting the tile I wanted!! Thank you again Leah!! 😁
You were mentioned by another DIY and I’m super glad as I want to redo my kitchen backsplash. Small kitchen & I don’t have money so I was going to do peel & stick. I definitely feel like I can do my own tile job now. Thank you, thank you!!
LOVE YOU!!! I have that exact same tile and I was going to return it because of my concerns about breaking those tiny diamond pieces, but with your instructions, I am fully confident that I can do the job now! Thank you so very very much for producing and taking the time to do this video!
Awesome tip with the little piece of wood, a simple idea but so brilliant, would have saved me some time and tiles on past work for certain. Thanks Leah may your channel go from strength to strength!
simple and straight to the point! Thank you for sharing the knowledge. Backslpash is the last part of the of our self kitchen reno project and the cutting of tile made me most hesitant. Not anymore!!
Thanks! You made my day! I just purchased a sample mosaic tile that I love and wasn't sure if I can use a manual tile cutter. Very helpful and detailed! Thanks a bunch! Now I can order the rest.
Thank you! I have been looking through videos on how to install a backsplash without a wet saw for some time. This is the first video that has actually demonstrated any useful techniques for DiY; I don't have a "diamond-bladed hand grinder," or a "tungsten carbide hacksaw blade."
I'm so glad I found you!!!! I just replaced the shut off valves under my sink because of a dishwasher problem... Success! It was so scary but watching your videos on the subject gave me the confidence I needed. As soon as Amazon delivers my water inlet valve on the dishwasher, I hope to fix the problem and get back to dishwashing the proper way! :) God bless you for your channel!!
Leah, there is one huge advantage to the method you demonstrate here that you did not mention. If you try to put that panel of small tiles and backing on a wet saw the backing will get wet and separate from all the tiles that get wet. If you want to use a wet saw you have to mark all the tiles in the cut, remove them from the backing, cut them and then individually place them on the surface being tiled. I watched a friend do this with exactly the pattern of tile, and size, that you use in the demo. I swore I’d never use a small tile on a backing! What a great trick you have here. Cut the entire row with no water and maintain the integrity of the backing. Nice! Thanks!
Thank you Leah, great video! I am so excited to try to install a backsplash in my kitchen, watching these videos is giving me the confidence to take it on.
Thank you!! I'm renovating a commercial space and bought tiles for countertop backsplashes but wasn't sure if I should try to use a tile cutter or not..now I'm confident enough!!
I love your channel! I am actually putting in the hexagon/square dot tile in as I type! Of course the 7x3ft area where I am installing it is not perfectly rectangular. I DO have a tile cutter like yours but I was convinced I couldn't cut these tiles with it. (I certianly didn't know the trick with the piece of wood to snap a clean cut!) I've been a scubscriber for a little while on your channel and was so happy when yours was the first video to pop up. I trust you 100% and always love your matter of fact instructions! Great video! Thank you! 🙌
Ooooof, that sound! Anyone else shudder when they heard the tiles being scored?? haha But, in all seriousness, Leah, I've learned more from your home improvement videos than I have anyone else on youtube thus far! Thank you so much for giving folks like me, some confidence to do home repairs and projects! :)
Thank you so much for this video! I was ready to give up on the tile cutter I bought and snapping the mosaic tiles for our new bathroom floor but using a small wooden block like you showed did the trick PERFECTLY! All the tile cutting was a breeze.
Leah you are a wonderful instructor. I remember watching you in your very early uploads and I’m so pleased that you are still just a mouse click away. 😀
Thank you Leah! I was going to return my hexagonal tiles to Home Depot because I realized I would need to cut enough half tiles to reach the edge of the floor evenly. I actually own the tile cutter you use to demonstrate how to cut them so I can use the tiles...if I do as well as you did. Thanks for your demo. As usual, as good as it gets!.
BLESS YOPU!! TY, IO wanted to DIY a small shower floorer -tile really but did not know how I was going to cut it to size and you appear!! TY I CAN DO THIS!!! NOW because all Thanks to you Lea!
Hi Leah...great tip...I have some left over kitchen tiles that I am going to try and cut small for a project that I have in mind. Thank you for sharing, now that was easy.
There's a bit of a learning curve with a manual tile cutter and all manual tile cutters are not made the same. I've used some that were very rigid and accurate and others that had a lot of flex in the bars and broke tiles badly. When it comes to tile cutters, you get what you pay for. If you get the $20 dollar tile cutter, you'll have to practice longer to learn it's peculiarities. The other thing to remember is only score the tile once. If you go over it twice or more the broken edge us more likely to shatter unevenly instead of just cracking neatly. Mosaic tiles are often a challenge to cut on a wet saw. If you get the matrix wet )the webbing that holds the tiles on) the tiles will start to move and or fall off. It's simple to stick them back into place, but very hard to cut on a wet saw after that. I often get the individually plastic wrapped mosaics and cut them on a wet saw right in their packaging and remove it after the tile is cut.
@@seejanedrill No problem. Tile, and more importantly when cutting clear glass. All sorts of weird off shoots happen when you go to break if you score glass more than once.
OMG I didn't want to buy a wet saw. I just want to install my moasic tiles. This video was made for women like me. No ads, no fluff, just straight to the point with hacks included.