[birdiebill]

We have an outdoor patio table with 8 removable ceramic tiles that we purchased up north several years ago. I just broke two of the tiles. I don't know the manufacturer so can not order new replacement tiles. The existing tiles are 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 by my measurement. I bought 8 tiles at Lowe's that were 12 x 12 but listed as actual size of 11 3/4 x 11 3/4. They will not fit in the table and need about 1/16 to 1/8 inch cut off of two sides each to make them fit. Who can I contact to have the tiles trimmed?

Thanks.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by birdiebill

We have an outdoor patio table with 8 removable ceramic tiles that we purchased up north several years ago. I just broke two of the tiles. I don't know the manufacturer so can not order new replacement tiles. The existing tiles are 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 by my measurement. I bought 8 tiles at Lowe's that were 12 x 12 but listed as actual size of 11 3/4 x 11 3/4. They will not fit in the table and need about 1/16 to 1/8 inch cut off of two sides each to make them fit. Who can I contact to have the tiles trimmed?

Thanks.

You will need to have the tiles ground down, the amount to be removed is way too small to use a normal tile cutter. This will be time consuming work especially since you will need a finished edge. Do you still have the broken tiles, did you consider possibly gluing these back together with some additional support on the backside?
IMHO, I would call some of the flooring stores to see if they can do this and get an estimate. The other alternative would be to take back the tile you bought, and buy 18" by 18" tile and then borrow a wet tile saw and cut to size. I am not sure if you can use a wet tile saw to trim 1/16 to 1/8 inch.
Hope this helps.

[vintageogauge]

Yep, return them while you can and go another route.

[GNXGuy]

A wet saw with the proper fencing can easily cut 1/ 16th inch off of the tile, I do it all the time

[villagetinker]

OP, my son in law just purchased a wet saw, he has 2 decades of experience, and as noted above he can do the job, send me a PM and I will put you in touch with him.