Installation Guide

Photo features Rapport™
Panda Marble 12 in. x 24 in. Floor & Wall Tile
Installation of
FLOOR & LARGE
FORMAT TILE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS | FLOOR & LARGE FORMAT TILE | PAGE 2 OF 5
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STEP 2: LAYOUT
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STEP 3: CUTTING TILE
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• Carefully measure the tiles and mark
your cuts with a pencil or felt-tip pen.
• Make straight or diagonal cuts with a
tile cutter, curved cuts with a nipper
(chipping away small pieces for best
results), and full-length curved cuts
with a rod saw. Smooth out sharp-cut
edges with a carborundum stone.
NOTE: If you choose to use a tile saw, it
is recommended that you use a wet saw
to prevent possible exposure to harmful
silica dust.
NOTE: Cut edges should be placed in
corners where they can be hidden.
• Map out your installation.
• Measure to nd the center point of
all four walls, and use these points to
snap a chalk line across the room
in both directions, creating two
perpendicular lines.
• Using tile spacers, lay out a row of
loose tiles along the center lines in both
directions. Leave space for uniform
joints.
TIP: The goal is to work with as many full
tiles as possible.
• Divide the room into smaller grids
(approx. 2 ft. x 3 ft.) by snapping
additional lines parallel to the center line.