How To Install Mosaic Sheet Glass Tile Kitchen Backsplash

Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary.

How to install mosaic sheet glass tile kitchen backsplash.

Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. Or less mounted on sheets and often made of glass mosaic tiles present some unique challenges. It s important to use white adhesive because any color behind the tile will show through the glass. Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.

Dry fit the sheets of tile starting with the center piece. Installation of the backsplash. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. I cover how to measure cut and place the backsplash as well as how to make sur.

Apply painter s tape along the back edge of the countertop to protect the granite. Let cure for a couple of hours. Align it horizontally onto the countertop. Place sheets on either side of it to see how the tiles are going to fit together.

In part three we pick up with the fun part. Reinstall the electrical receptacles using longer screws if necessary. Position the sheet on the wall and press it into the wet. Lay out the location of the backsplash on the wall.

Cover the countertop with plastic sheeting held in place with masking tape. Using a caulk gun and the coordinating acrylic caulk for your grout apply a bead to the perimeter of the backsplash area where the tiles meet your walls cabinets and counters. So we asked dean sorem our go to tile expert to show us his best tips for cutting and setting mosaic tiles. Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to spread white tile mastic adhesive on the wall.

Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Topics include inspecting tile preparing the substrate. But because the individual tiles are small usually 2 in. Apply thin set adhesive to the wall using a notched trowel.