Comments on: Home remodeling question–adding a wall to enclose a dining room? http://bestdiytips.com/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/ Do it Yourself Tips and Tricks Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Leo L http://bestdiytips.com/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Leo L Wed, 06 May 2009 22:53:22 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/331/#comment-685 Usually, the tiles can be pried loose. Some will break, but you should have enough left to patch in around the completed wall. Plan your wall and mark it on the floor. Remove all tiles that are even partly into that area. Build wall, do wall board and baseboard trim. Rent a tile cutter and fill in the open tile area. Usually, the tiles can be pried loose. Some will break, but you should have enough left to patch in around the completed wall. Plan your wall and mark it on the floor. Remove all tiles that are even partly into that area. Build wall, do wall board and baseboard trim. Rent a tile cutter and fill in the open tile area.

]]> By: united9198 http://bestdiytips.com/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/comment-page-1/#comment-684 united9198 Mon, 04 May 2009 20:42:55 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/331/#comment-684 The previous answer is great. I would ad that you can also use a spiral saw with a tile bit to cut the tile. The previous answer is great. I would ad that you can also use a spiral saw with a tile bit to cut the tile.

]]> By: thewrangler_sw http://bestdiytips.com/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/comment-page-1/#comment-683 thewrangler_sw Sat, 02 May 2009 15:19:20 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/home-remodeling-question-adding-a-wall-to-enclose-a-dining-room/331/#comment-683 Yes, you can remove only the portion of the tile that will be located under the new wall. The simplest way to do this, would be to use a circular saw, with a diamond, or graphite blade (assuming this is ceramic tile). If this is actually vinyl tile, you dont need to remove it at all, just build right over it. You can get blades to cut ceramics, marble, steel, etc at your local building supply store... just tell them what diameter you need, and what you are cutting, and they can help you select the appropriate blade. The reason you remove ceramic tile, when installing a wall, is that securing the wall to the floor, will often ***** the tile. By cutting out where the wall is to be installed, you avoid this. Once the tile is cut, then comes the fun part of prying out the portion where the wall will sit, hehehe. Have Fun Yes, you can remove only the portion of the tile that will be located under the new wall. The simplest way to do this, would be to use a circular saw, with a diamond, or graphite blade (assuming this is ceramic tile). If this is actually vinyl tile, you dont need to remove it at all, just build right over it.

You can get blades to cut ceramics, marble, steel, etc at your local building supply store… just tell them what diameter you need, and what you are cutting, and they can help you select the appropriate blade.

The reason you remove ceramic tile, when installing a wall, is that securing the wall to the floor, will often ***** the tile. By cutting out where the wall is to be installed, you avoid this.

Once the tile is cut, then comes the fun part of prying out the portion where the wall will sit, hehehe.

Have Fun

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