Glass Tile Sheets Install

Aligning the outside edge with the wall and resting the bottom on the cardboard spacer begin pressing the glass tile sheet into place.

Glass tile sheets install. Lay cardboard spacers flat on the countertop with their edges pressed against the wall. Begin with the bottom row if you are stacking more than one row of glass tile. Apply painter s tape along the back edge of the countertop to protect the granite. Don t be tempted to substitute a rubber mallet for the hammer when setting glass tile.

Do the same at all corners where tile sheets meet. Comb the thinset in one direction using a notched trowel with the recommended size teeth. The manufacturer recommended this mastic for this type of tile. Lay out the mosaic tiles sheets either right on the area you want to install them or in an area of equal size and shape if installing them on the walls.

Then make straight parallel lines in the mortar by pressing into it with a notched trowel to help the tiles stick to the wall. Mesh backing lets you install the tiny glass tiles as a single sheet 1. 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. It s important to use white adhesive because any color behind the tile will show through the glass.

Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to spread white tile mastic adhesive on the wall.