Reusing Marble Tiles

Lighter marble floors can drastically brighten your room s atmosphere.

Reusing marble tiles.

Broken tiles can be made into a decorate mosaic and used on walls and floors. If your bathroom remodel left you with extra marble tiles or you feel like cutting some down to size it s easy to transform them into chic coasters pictured above that are practical functional. Marble is available at the tile shop in black green grey blue brown red beige and more. Would you like to reuse them for another project.

Be careful not to exert too much pressure downward on the tile or you could cause it to crack. Reusing granite is economical but has potential problems. Start removing mortar from tile with the tiles free from the wall or floor you can now start cleaning them so can reuse the tile. Lay the tiles face down and use the putty knife to scrape across the tile back removing as much old mortar as possible.

Simply glue a patch of velvet to the underside of the tile to avoid scratching surfaces. You can make good use of leftover tiles by creating your very own tile coasters and placemats. Place as many tiles as you can into the container until they re all submerged. All you need to do is carefully remove the tiles from your floors clean them up and remove all the adhesives on its surface.

You may use a marble cutter to cut off the damaged portions of the tiles. We love the way a traditional black and white marble tile flooring can add a classic vibe to your space. Marble tiles provide a beautiful durable surface covering for many areas of the home. Click show more watch the video.

The reason is because tile is usually adhered either with thinset mortar or some type of epoxy most likely the former. Saving and reusing your marble floors tiles is relatively easy. Add 1 cup of muriatic acid to the container and stir it. If you re investing in a home renovation you ll find that the costs can add up quickly.

The mortar almost becomes part of the tile. We love the idea of using marble hex tiles as coasters. Do your tiles have dried hard mortar on them. This video is for you.

Even if you can remove the tile the bottom is highly uneven and unsuitable for reuse.