Slate Tile Flooring: The Tools
Embarking on slate tiles is a huge feat. You must be well equipped to handle the mental and physical arduous journey that awaits you. This means, you will need the right tools for the job.
Tile grout is the first thing you should have on your tool list. In case you are wondering what grout even is, today is your lucky day. For it is the day that you learn that a grout is a construction material that is used to seal the gaps and joints between various things, such as tiles!
Grout is lined up between the slate tiles by way of a grout float. A grout float is pretty much a trowel-like tool. It is flat-edged and smooth, such that it smooths out the grout line you create in the first place. Also recommended is a grout sealer. It is a water-based applicant that you place over fully dried grout. It will keep oil and water out of your beautiful slate tile flooring.
Another item to add to your list is mortar. As in, brick and mortar, but without the bricks. A binding compound, mortar is a paste you will use to hold the tiles to the substrate.
Made up of water, sand and cement mortar is quite a construction staple.
Now, onto the saws. Yes, it is plural. You are going to need a hand saw for the tiles you need to fit against the door jambs, but overall you are going to need a serious wet saw. A table saw that sprays water to keep the blades from getting too hot, it also keeps the shrapnel from flying off into people’s faces.
Also, don’t forget your safety goggles!
A nifty tool I recommend is called a chalk line tool. It almost looks like a regular measuring tape (which you should also have), but instead of a metal tape you will have a chalky length of twine.
Once you find the center of each wall, you pull the chalky twine across the two walls, and snap the line against the floor. What results is an immediate straight line marked in the chalk.
Do this for the opposite remaining 2 walls, and you will have a nice largely chalked intersection (where you can place down the first slate tile flooring).
That’s the gist of the tools that I am recommending for you for now. Feel free to explore other tools that you feel will save you even more time and energy. It is all about the quality of the tools and the quality of your beautifully completed slate tile flooring system!
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