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Tile Surgery

Oddly enough, even if a single tile on your kitchen or bathroom wall breaks you'll suddenly feel like you're living in a transient hotel. Luckily, you can replace it using a few simple steps.

  • First use a grout saw to remove the grout around it.
  • Then, score the tile: Use a glasscutter to cut lines from corner to corner in an "X" shape.
  • Next, wearing goggles, tap the center point with a chisel and hammer. It should break neatly into four pieces.
  • Now, just clean the area of remnant grout and tiles, smear adhesive on the replacement tile, center it in the hole and keep it in place with masking tape.

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