How Do You Make Tile Floors From Scrap Materials?
• Another floor made from discarded stone Find a source for scrap, broken or discontinued tile and stone. All the marble and granite shown in the picture in the introduction was salvaged from the trash pile at a stone distributor/fabricator. Tile distributors also sell returns and discontinued styles at a discount. Collect pieces that are all roughly the same thickness. Don’t be concerned about using colors and patterns that don’t match – the variety is what makes the overall floor appealing. • Put the pieces together. If you have the inclination and mental discipline to work out a pattern first, draw it on the floor and then fit the stone to it. However, you can also just pick a corner and start laying out pieces, expanding on patterns suggested by shapes and colors in the materials, fitting them together as you would a jigsaw puzzle. Cut pieces as needed with a wet-cutting tile saw, fitting the stone together so the grout lines are 1/8″ to1/2″ wide. If you’re making a completely abst
