Installing Mosaic Wall Tile

To install a mosaic tile backsplash in a kitchen.

Installing mosaic wall tile.

As with any tile installation the surface for mosaic tile must be perfectly flat and smooth. Do not touch or clean the tiles during this time. Golden select mosaic wall tile installation video. In modern tile work the underlayment is generally cement board applied over a plywood subfloor or directly against wall studs.

Mark the wall at the top of the tile. Prep the wall apply the thinset and install the tile. Mosaics are tiles that measure 2 inches in size or less. This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.

To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. They come in a wide variety of materials shapes and colors and are usually sold by the sheet for easier. Wait for the thinset to cure for a full 48 hours.

Or less mounted on sheets and often made of glass mosaic tiles present some unique challenges. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.

Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. How to install a glass mosaic tile backsplash illustration by gregory nemec.

How to install mosaic tile sheets. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. Place the mosaic sheets along the wall. Clean the tile grout the joints and caulk the perimeter.

In some ways setting mosaic tile is just like setting any other tile. Prepare the surface. Mosaic tile come in sheets with a mesh backing to make it easy to install. Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.

Golden select mosaic wall tile installation video. But because the individual tiles are small usually 2 in.