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A wet tile saw uses a diamond blade and water to cut ceramic and porcelain without chipping. The videos here cut tile for a basement shower: straight cuts, notches and cuts around a shower valve. Mark the tile, hold it flat against the fence, and feed it slowly into the blade so the water cools the cut.

Use eye protection and keep your fingers away from the blade. Plug the saw into a GFCI-protected outlet, since it combines water and electricity. Dry-fit the layout before you set any tile, and cut small pieces last. See regrout tile and bathroom.

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  5. Kitchen Tile Backsplash: Pre-Cut Method, Cost and Six-Day Timeline

    Step by step how toHandyman Startup · 19:23

  7. Kitchen Subway Tile Backsplash: Demo, Green Board Patch, Grout

    Step by step how toFix This Build That · 15:21

  8. Hexagon Mosaic Backsplash: Prep, Tile, Grout and Seal Steps

    Step by step how toModern Builds · 20:03

  10. Tiling Shower Walls: Staggered 24 in. Porcelain, Shelf and Accent

    Step by step how toThe Excellent Laborer · 40:37

  11. Rebuilding a Tiny Basement Shower on a Concrete Slab With Tile

    Project buildMr. Build It · 18:56

    Project: Basement Shower Makeover

  12. Setting Shower Floor Mosaic and the First Row of Subway Tile

    Series partLowe's Home Improvement · 24:26

  13. How to Cut Tile Around a Shower Valve, Then Grout and Caulk

    Series partLowe's Home Improvement · 11:59

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