Jess asked:


I think these tiles are aluminum (they look like brushed stainless steel). They are about 4″x4″, picked up from a home improvement store. A few tiles need to be cut in half to fit into the wall space above the stovetop, but so far none of the tactics my cousin has used has cut them successfully. The man who lived in the house before had successfully tiled a section using these exact tiles, some of which he did cut in half (although the tile cuts are not straight and so appear to have been done by hand).

Any ideas from some experienced tilers out there? Thanks so much!

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2 Responses to “Home Improvement: How can I cut small metal tiles to fit into the wallspace behind the stovetop?”

1. aussie on March 28th, 2008 1:14 am

   you can use sheet metal shears

2. Charley128 on March 29th, 2008 7:06 pm

   An experienced tiler but do know something about cutting process will cut them clamp the edge when youre working on metal you can use very fine file or sandpaper to wear eye protection and pair of gloves hope this helps.
   An experienced tiler but do know something about cutting metal you can use pair of the cut them clamp the tile to smooth the edge when youre working on metal its good idea to smooth the relief.
   An experienced tiler but do know something about cutting process will cut aviation snips they will tend to smooth the relief along the edge of gloves hope this helps.
   An experienced tiler but do know something about cutting metal you can use fine tooth hacksaw 32 tpi to wear eye protection and pair of gloves hope this helps.