SnapStone Porcelain Tile Installation - Making the Cut

Discover the three methods and tools for cutting SnapStone porcelain tile.

There are three ways you can cut your tile: with a wet saw, an angle grinder or a tile breaker.

Wet saws are great for straight cuts and two-angle cuts. A tile breaker is only for straight cuts. It is good for around 90% of the cuts you will make on the job. A tile breaker is very transportable and great for tile installations on the levels above the ground floor. Score the SnapStone tile, pry it a bit, and score it a couple more times with a utility knife; the tile should then snap apart. And angle grinder is used for specialty cuts, like a circle or interior cut.

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[brian1969a]

So you can cut this tile (porcelain) with a tile breaker? I'd heard that it can chip the tile...I really, really don't want to go rent a wet saw if I don't have to.

[brucey39]

No hearing protection ouch !