How To Tile Wall Mosaic Sheets
Mosaic sheets do not behave in quite the same way as single large tiles.
How to tile wall mosaic sheets. Place the tile sheet face up on the saw bed aligning the cut line with the saw blade. Spread glue with the notched trowel between your line and the bottom of the wall. Type 2 wall tile glue is best in this case due to being stronger and more sticky than type 1 which will help with. Mark the cut line on the front of the tile using a china marker or felt tip marker as appropriate.
Do the same at all corners where tile sheets meet. Make sure the nearest edge of the mosaic sheet is positioned flush up against the lip at the front of the saw bed. Press the sheets of mosaic into the mortar and smooth them from bottom to top with your hand. Don t be tempted to substitute a rubber mallet for the hammer when setting glass tile.
Set the tiles. ø cut the glass following the markings. As you add sheets of tile that abut others hold a block of wood over the joints between sheets and tap lightly with a hammer. Dean says that one of the most important tips for any tile setting job including mosaics is to start with a perfectly flat surface.
Its bounciness will cause the tile to shift out of place on the wall. Before you begin tiling check the surface with a straightedge. Make the measurements on the glass and put the marks along the edges that you will cut through. Set a flat piece of wood over the mosaics and tap it with a rubber mallet to help drive the mosaics.
ø measure the size of the glass tiles and make marks along with the measurements. They can ripple or form waves on the surface. Cutting the mosaic glass tiles with wheeled mosaic nippers.