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I'm installing a ceramic tile backsplash behind this cooktop, but I've got a little problem
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See this pipe right here? It's for one of those fancy pot fillers where water will fill one of the cooking pots
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I've got to cut a little notch in this tile to be able to get around that pipe
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I'm Tim Carter for AskTheBuilder.com, and in the next 90 seconds, I'm going to show
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you how to use a special tool to cut that U-shaped notch
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The best way is to put the tile in place and take a pencil and make a mark as to what you have to cut out
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Go a little wider because you've got a big escutcheon plate that'll cover up any overcut
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I transferred the semicircular cut to the back side of the tile
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And you can actually see where I tried to cut it with my wet diamond saw and it's just not going to work
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The straight lines are not deep enough. we need a different tool. This is the tool I'm going to use to make that small
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semi-circular cut. It's a rod saw that actually fits in a standard hacksaw frame
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The rod saw is made with small pieces of carbide that are glued to a piece of steel rod. I'm ready to cut the tile
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and I have to cut it with the good side down so I like to put a paper towel or a soft rag between the tile and the workbench so the tile does not get scratched
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Okay, I've got a little problem here. I can't get the saw inside this hole, so the way you do it is you actually have to take the rod saw off the hacksaw frame
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and you actually put it back together while the saw is inside the actual hole in the tile
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Let's see if it works. Ho, ho, ho, ho
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You got it. See that? It's going to work perfectly. That's how you cut holes in ceramic tile
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I'm Tim Carter for AskTheBuilder.com. If you want to discover more home improvement tips, go to AskTheBuilder.com
