Making A Tile Table Top For Outdoors

I tiled my patio in 2011 and i absolutely hated the entire experience.

Making a tile table top for outdoors.

You can build this table with simple tools and basic skills. If a 2 piece is more readily available that is fine allow the excess to project below the bottom of the table top. Determine the size of your tabletop. The lightweight frame of the table comes together with pine boards held up by four.

All the materials are available at home centers and you can build this table with simple tools and basic skills. If the table top is made of wood you ll want to make sure that you have a smooth surface to place your mosaic tiles. Use a hand or belt sander to sand down any rough edges or bulges in the wood. In the end it came out pretty good but bent over in the georgia sun mixing mortar and cutting tile wasn t very fun.

Tile top patio table overview. First large clay tiles tend to warp see this post for tips on making flat tile which leads to an uneven top so keep individual pieces small less than eight inches on a tile s longest dimension. The playful tile treatment atop this diy patio table turns the humble garden accent into a bespoke treasure. This tiled table is simple to make but it s engineered to hold up in any weather.

Get your wood and steel at a home center and look for interesting tile at a local tile supplier. Use tile nippers to trim tiles to fit as needed image 2. I will probably never do a project like that again. If your table top is made of another material like granite or metal you can skip this step.

Be sure to apply a little pressure to set the tiles. Plus you can customize the top with your choice of any pattern and colors of tile. Ask to see a porcelain or stone tile or a combination that ll withstand harsh weather conditions. For example if your tile is 3 8 thick and your table is 1 5 thick you would need a strip 1 7 8 wide.

Sand the table top. Tile a table top. To make it easier try to create a pattern that requires no tile cutting. Cut the plywood to size based on the tile pattern you have created.

We expanded the size of our table by fastening a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood to the top of table.