Glass Tile Sheets Install

Apply painter s tape along the back edge of the countertop to protect the granite.

Glass tile sheets install.

Don t be tempted to substitute a rubber mallet for the hammer when setting glass tile. Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to spread white tile mastic adhesive on the wall. Practice setting the sheets together so the. It s important to use white adhesive because any color behind the tile will show through the glass.

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. Do the same at all corners where tile sheets meet. Mesh backing lets you install the tiny glass tiles as a single sheet 1. Aligning the outside edge with the wall and resting the bottom on the cardboard spacer begin pressing the glass tile sheet into place.

Comb the thinset in one direction using a notched trowel with the recommended size teeth. Lay cardboard spacers flat on the countertop with their edges pressed against the wall. Then make straight parallel lines in the mortar by pressing into it with a notched trowel to help the tiles stick to the wall. 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.

Begin with the bottom row if you are stacking more than one row of glass tile.