Making Thin Tile Countertops by Hand | Part 2 | Columbia MO

We are making thin tile countertops by hand. Your friendly neighborhood tile guy here continuing our series on thin tile countertops. In this part 2 video we will be showing you how we miter the tile and mount it to our substrate. The tile slabs we are using is 8mm Dekton. The first step of the mitering process is to rough cut the angle. To do this we use a diamond cup wheel from the underside of the tile. We hold the grinder at an angle steeper than 45°. We want to be certain that the back of the tile is out of the way to keep our corners tight. The tile itself is about 5/16 to 3/8 thick. We want the miter edge to be about 1/8 thick at the completion of this stage. Once the rough cut is done we use a 50 grit dry polish pad. The goal here is to get the final edge thickness to 1/16 inch or so. The polish pad takes a little longer but it’s also taking off less material and is not nearly as aggressive. Slow and steady is definitely the way to go here. If we’re careful on the first stage we don’t want to ruin our labor by screwing up a piece of tile simply having our hand slip. Once the mitering is done we are ready to mount the tile to the substrate. We use 1.5 inch Kerdi Board for our countertops. Schluter All Set mortar is used to bond the tile to the Kerdi Board. We will use a 3/8 notch trowel for both the top of the Kerdi Board and the back of the tile. We will use the same technique to mount the aprons on the Kerdi Board as well. When it comes to mounting the aprons we will also use blue painters tape and small squares to ensure that everything is nice, tight and square with each other. After this we will be ready to start epoxying our corners together. Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel. Ring the bell to keep updated with our latest videos. Thanks for watching. EJ Flooring Your friendly neighborhood tile guy Certified Tile Installer #1329 (573) 289-1045 https://www.ejflooring.com   / ejflooring     / ejflooring