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I was ready to rip out my whole kitchen backsplash over one crooked tile.
The grout line was off by maybe an eighth of an inch, and it was all I could see. Instead of starting over, I took a spare tile and a cheap diamond file from the hardware store. I spent about 20 minutes carefully filing down the edge of the tile next to the bad one, just enough to even out the gap. It's not perfect, but you'd never notice unless you were looking for it. Saved me a full day of demo and rework. Has anyone else fixed a small tiling mistake with a simple hand tool?
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susan_ward2mo agoTop Commenter
Saw my buddy fix a bad cut with a belt sander once.
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grant.richard2mo ago
Belt sanders are way too aggressive for fixing cuts. That grit will just tear up the wood fibers and leave a rough, uneven surface. A sharp hand plane or a proper smoothing plane gives you way more control. You can take off thin shavings until the piece is perfectly flat without risking more damage.
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margaret_flores1719d ago
Oh man, that's a risky move if you ask me. A belt sander can take off way more material than you want in a split second if you're not careful. I've seen guys try to fix a cut that way and end up making a bigger mess than they started with. You'd be better off using a cabinet scraper or even just a sharp chisel to clean it up slowly.
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