Method of creating an arificial flagstone surface

Abstract

A method of creating an artificial flagstone-like surface over a job surface at a job site generally comprises the steps of procuring a large concrete tile, breaking the procured tile over a vertical elongate straight edge at the job site into two dissimilar pieces, and installing the dissimilar pieces on the job surface. Preferably the tile has a surface of greater than three and a half square feet. Preferably, the tile is held by spaced hands and broken over the straight edge. Preferably the tile has an imitation flagstone top surface. A plurality of tiles are shipped to the job site in side by side configuration standing on a peripheral edge.

1 . A method of creating an artificial flagstone surface over a job surface at a job site comprising the step of:
 procuring a large concrete tile; the procured tile having: a top having a surface, a bottom having a surface; and a peripheral wall; the bottom surface spaced apart from and generally parallel to the top surface;   procuring a shaping tool including an elongate straight edge;   at the job site, breaking the procured large concrete tile over the elongate straight edge of the shaping tool into two dissimilar pieces; and   installing the dissimilar pieces on the job surface.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of breaking the large tile comprises:
 holding the large tile; and   contacting the straight edge with a tile surface at a right angle to the straight edge.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the step of holding the large tile comprises:
 placing one's hands on the tile in spaced apart relationship on either side of the place where it is desired that the tile be broken.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of installing comprises:
 placing the pieces at a desired spaced relationship on the job surface.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of procuring comprises:
 selecting a tile having an imitation flagstone top surface.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of procuring comprises:
 selecting a tile having an area of greater than three and one-half square feet.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of procuring the shaping tool comprises:
 procuring a shaping tool wherein the straight edge is substantially as long as or longer than the longest dimension of the tile.   
   
   
       8 . A method of creating an artificial flagstone surface over ajob surface at ajob site comprising the step of:
 procuring a plurality of large concrete tile; each procured tile having: a top having a surface, a bottom having a surface; and a peripheral wall; the bottom surface spaced apart from and generally parallel to the top surface;   procuring a shaping tool including an elongate straight edge;   at the job site, breaking each procured large concrete tile over the elongate straight edge of the shaping tool into two or more dissimilar pieces; and   installing the dissimilar pieces on the job surface.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the step of breaking each large tile comprises:
 holding the large tile; and   contacting the straight edge with a tile surface at a right angle to the straight edge.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the step of holding the large tile comprises:
 placing one's hands on the tile in spaced apart relationship on either side of the place where it is desired that the tile be broken.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the step of installing comprises:
 placing the pieces at a desired spaced relationship on the job surface.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the step of procuring comprises:
 selecting a tile having an area of greater than three and one-half square feet.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the step of procuring the shaping tool comprises:
 procuring a shaping tool wherein the straight edge is substantially as long as or longer than the longest dimension of the tile.   
   
   
       14 . A method of creating an artificial flagstone surface over a job surface at a job site comprising the step of:
 shipping a plurality of large concrete tiles to a job site; each tile having: a top having a surface, a bottom having a surface; and a peripheral wall; the bottom surface spaced apart from and generally parallel to the top surface; the tiles shipped in side by side configuration standing on a peripheral edge;   procuring a shaping tool including an elongate straight edge;   at the job site, breaking each received tile over elongate edge of the shaping tool into two or more dissimilar pieces; and   installing the dissimilar pieces as desired in spaced apart relationship on the job surface.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the step of breaking each large tile comprises:
 holding the large tile to be broken; and   contacting the straight edge with a tile surface at a right angle to the straight edge.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the step of holding the large tile to be broken comprises:
 placing one's hands on the tile in spaced apart relationship on either side of the place where it is desired that the tile be broken.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the step of:
 selecting tiles having an area of greater than three and one-half square feet.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the step of procuring the shaping tool comprises:
 procuring a shaping tool wherein the straight edge is substantially as long as or longer than the longest dimension of the tile.