How to lay mosaic tiles.
How to fix glass mosaic wall tiles.
Adhesives clear drying glue such as weldbond.
Mosaic tiles come in sheet form with the small individual tiles held together by a fabric mesh backing.
All looked fine until he put the second sheet of mosaic above the first which then caused both sheets to sag.
He put the first tile in from the bottom with the bottom of the tile resting on a batten fixed to the wall.
To install glass tiles start by spreading the mortar on the wall in a 3 inch by 3 inch space.
This is a plastic self adhesive mesh which is simply stuck on to the back of any mosaic sheet.
Make sure the glue will adhere to glass.
Weldbond glue when bonding glass tiles to a glass surface use weldbond sparingly if you require a crystal clear bond.
It also helps build depth to bring the mosaics in line with any tiles.
If you are using a glass vase etc you need to take into consideration that you may see the back of your mosaic through the opposing sides.
The mosaics are coloured glass with a fibre mesh back and are.
Then make straight parallel lines in the mortar by pressing into it with a notched trowel to help the tiles stick to the wall.
The readymixed adhesive grout will take ages to dry out on glass so you will get a lot of problems with the tiles slumping sliding down the wall i use bal mosaic fix which is a powdered adhesive that has a very bright white colour so if a bit seeps into the joints it won t show assuming white grout use a 3 4mm mosaic trowel as this will.
Mosaic wall tiles are popular because they are easier to work with than normal sized ceramic tiles.
The grouting of glass mosaics is a very important consideration.
He is using bal mosaic tile fix and a mosaic trowel.