How To Install A Scrabble Tile Floor
If adhesive oozes up between tiles when you press the tile into place you are using too much adhesive.
How to install a scrabble tile floor. If using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. For making curved cuts you can use tile nippers. In a way a scrabble tile floor is the same as a penny floor.
If the tile is too thick for nippers try the following method. Apply a thin piece of wood across the longest name first with glue and a staple gun. Arrange the big scrabble name tiles how they will go on the floor and then turn them over. Position tiles to minimize visibility of tiles that must be cut to size.
I ve completed my first tile floor installation and i put together this video to show you all of the tips and tricks i found along the way. However if that method is not what you want to do then you can always create normal sized floor tiles out of the board game tiles and then you can install the tiles instead of installing the little board game pieces one by one. Learn how to lay. Katie lo owner and principal designer of mullo interior design installed the floor inside a bathroom at her house in vancouver british columbia i had visions of our kids and our family and friends searching for words on the bathroom floor she says.
Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space. Install only a few tiles at a time spreading adhesive for two or three tiles. Continue applying thin wood to hold all of the diy scrabble tiles together. Add a sawtooth hanger or command strips to the back and hang up your new scrabble wall art.
Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles. As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. You can either place the tiles one by one on the floor on top of the adhesive you are using.