I used a 4 1/2" angle grinder with a diamond blade. Cut the tiles and
cement board like butter and the tiles had no chips. Worked great, dusty as
hell. Seal the area where you do this. Down side was the blade was $23,
but it made the job easy.
-g
On 1/20/07, Bill Gilroy <wmgilroy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am installing a pocket door into one of my rooms and the wall that it is
> going into is 1/2 the width of a 2x4 wall. It was made by turning the 2x4
> 90 degrees making the wall stud 1.5 inches thick. I need to replace the
> 1.5" sill and replace it with a 2x4 sill and a standard 2x4 framing.
> This means that I will have to cut back the ceramic floor tiles about 2
> inches. This tile is set on a piece of gray cement board. Any ideas what
> is the best way to cut this tile without doing any damage to the rest of the
> floor.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
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