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Patio Tile Installation

    
Step 1                                                 Step 2
Make sure the surface being covered      On the bottom of every tile there 
is relatively flat and free of anything       are there four predrilled holes  
that may get in the way of installation     located in each of the four corners. 
such as sticks, rocks or furniture.           Insert one peg of an iconnect disk 
Then choose one corner of the area        into each of the four holes and lay
to begin working in.                               the tile flat into place.
                               
    
Tip                                                     Step 3
When working around edges and           Once the initial tile is laid you'll be
corners of your project, use half or        able to connect other tiles to it using 
a quarter of the iconnect disk                the exposed pegs of the attached  
instead of the whole thing.  This will        iconnect disks.  The iconnect
prevent having exposed connector         disks have spacers so that each tile   
disks around the edges of your patio.     is positioned evenly.  Continue to   
Every iconnect disk is divided by          add tiles in an outward pattern until  
grooves into four sections.  These          the entire surface is covered with
grooves can be used as a guide to         tiles.
cut the disks or they can be scored
with a utility knife, allowing the disk
to be easily broken.

    
Tip                                                      The Final Result
When working with areas that don't        Once you have covered the entire 
have square edges or corners, the         area with tiles, you have the 
tiles can be disassembled by                  option of staining them or to leave
simply taking the stainless steel              them their natural color.  If you 
screws out of one side of the tile             decide to leave them their
and removing one of the slats.                natural color, over time they will 
This will allow you to cut the tile              weather to an attractive gray color.
to fit the work area.  Save the                 If at any time you want to bring the 
removed piece to cut and re-attach          tiles back to their natural color you  
to the tile for added stability to your         can do so by simply pressure 
patio.                                                     washing them.