# Tips on How to Cut Out Electrical Outlets for Tile
A tile backsplash will add to your kitchen decor and extend your counter top. But just like with the installation of your counter top, the tiles in your backsplash will sometimes need to be cut to fit around features such as electrical outlets in the wall. Before getting started, remove the electrical outlet cover with a screwdriver so you can measure the actual outlet hole in the drywall. The cover will be rescrewed over the tile after it is installed.
Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Tape
- Drill with diamond-coated bit
- Saw with diamond-coated blade
- Tile nippers
Instructions
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Measure the dimensions of the electrical outlet with a measuring tape with the electrical cover off.
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Draw these dimensions on a piece of paper. Draw not only the width and length of the outlet, but the dimensions of the entire space surrounding it.
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Tape the paper to the tile, and use it as a stencil in which to cut the tile.
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Drill a hole into each corner of the stencil through the tile using a drill with a diamond-coated bit.
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Cut the rest of the shape out of the tile using a diamond-coated saw blade in a tile saw, circular saw or grinder.
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Remove any remaining protrusions from the tile with tile nippers.
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