Tool for use in marking tiles

A method of marking a cutting tile using a tool suitable for holding a ruling tile for use in marking a cutting tile, comprising:

• the tool comprising
• a tile receiving portion, and
• a support for the tile receiving portion;
• and
• the method comprising
• inserting a first edge of a ruling tile into the tile receiving portion;
• abutting the tile receiving portion to a boundary of an area to be tiled such that the ruling tile is spaced from the boundary by a desired distance;
• arranging the ruling tile to overlie a cutting tile and optionally a laid tile beneath the cutting tile;
• and
• ruling a cutting line on a surface of the cutting tile, the cutting line being adjacent to a second edge of the ruling tile that is opposite to the first edge inserted into the tile receiving portion.

A tool suitable for holding a ruling tile for using in marking a cutting line on a cutting tile, the tool, comprising:

• a tile receiving portion adapted to receive a first edge of the ruling tile and to space the ruling tile at a desired distance from a boundary of an area to be tiled,
• wherein the tile receiving portion comprises a holding portion and a base, and the tile receiving portion is adapted to receive the first edge of the ruling tile between the holding portion and the base,
• wherein the holding portion comprises a clamp that is adapted to clamp the ruling tile between the holding portion and the base,
• and
• a support for the tile receiving portion,
• whereby the ruling tile can overlie the cutting tile and optionally a laid tile beneath the cutting tile.