Reusing Marble Tiles

If you re investing in a home renovation you ll find that the costs can add up quickly.

Reusing marble tiles.

Marble is available at the tile shop in black green grey blue brown red beige and more. We love the idea of using marble hex tiles as coasters. Start removing mortar from tile with the tiles free from the wall or floor you can now start cleaning them so can reuse the tile. All you need to do is carefully remove the tiles from your floors clean them up and remove all the adhesives on its surface.

Click show more watch the video. The reason is because tile is usually adhered either with thinset mortar or some type of epoxy most likely the former. Simply glue a patch of velvet to the underside of the tile to avoid scratching surfaces. Place as many tiles as you can into the container until they re all submerged.

Would you like to reuse them for another project. To keep costs under control you may consider reusing some of the existing materials in your home. Reusing granite is economical but has potential problems. If you need to renovate an area of your home that s tiled in marble you might want to remove the tiles.

Do your tiles have dried hard mortar on them. Add 1 cup of muriatic acid to the container and stir it. Lay the tiles face down and use the putty knife to scrape across the tile back removing as much old mortar as possible. You may use a marble cutter to cut off the damaged portions of the tiles.

Marble tiles provide a beautiful durable surface covering for many areas of the home. This video is for you. Saving and reusing your marble floors tiles is relatively easy. We love the way a traditional black and white marble tile flooring can add a classic vibe to your space.

You can make good use of leftover tiles by creating your very own tile coasters and placemats. If your bathroom remodel left you with extra marble tiles or you feel like cutting some down to size it s easy to transform them into chic coasters pictured above that are practical functional. Allow the tiles to sit in the solution for at least five. Lighter marble floors can drastically brighten your room s atmosphere.

Broken tiles can be made into a decorate mosaic and used on walls and floors.