Cutting limestone - TilersForums.com

[ALAN REID]

Hi guys very new to this game so ill try to make some sense , ive been renovating my old cottage and decided to try tiling it myself for the first time , something ive always thought about but never got the oppertunity . Anyway my wife decides she wanted limestone tiles ive now fitted them and everything looks great , now shes saying the thing thats missing is a sort of rectangular insert above the bath to put soap things onto . Although i can get access from the other room to cut away the tile board can i actually cut a rectangle out of the tile with a grinder maybe or will the tile just burst up

 

[Gazzer]

You should be able to do that ok. Use a grinder with a good diamond wheel and go steady. You may need to finish the edges though and there are power tools that will do it or you can do it my hand.

 

[DHTiling]

Soap dish holes went out in the 80's

 

[peteablard]

If using a grinder its worth holding the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner as close as possible to keep the dust down!