How To Cut Clay Roof Tiles

Equip a wet saw with a diamond dusted masonry blade.

How to cut clay roof tiles.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Watch as we demonstrate the ancient and modern ways of cutting roof tiles. The key to cutting terra cotta tile is to keep it cool. The new method creates dust noise and takes time.

Step 1 examine tiles. Equip a wet saw with a diamond dusted masonry blade. Using the traditional practice. By examining the thickness of your clay roof tiles you will have a better idea of which tool is needed to cut them.

Hook up the water supply hose to a water outlet. Cutting is one of the most frequent things our technical team gets asked about clay plain tiles. Use a wooden push stick to guide the roofing tile through on small cuts to keep your hands out of the path of the saw. In the video im demostrating how to make a precise cut on tiles using blade on grinder.

Reliable sheet metal and roofing. This is great from a long term durability point of view but it does mean the tiles are harder to cut than equivalent concrete tiles. Measure the space where the roofing tile will sit using a tape measure. How to cut clay roof tiles.

Using water when cutting. How to cut terra cotta tile. Step 4 cutting tiles to accommodate obstructions in a roof. Step 3 cutting thick tiles.

If the blade and tile overheat the terra cotta will. Move slowly and deliberately. Clay is a natural material and following the firing process during manufacture it becomes very hard. Make sure your water reservoir on your power tile cutter is full of cool water before you begin the cut.