How To Install Mosaic Sheet Glass Tile Kitchen Backsplash

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

How to install mosaic sheet glass tile kitchen backsplash.

Reinstall the electrical receptacles using longer screws if necessary. This instructional video details the process of installing an oceanside glasstile mosaic backsplash. Or less mounted on sheets and often made of glass mosaic tiles present some unique challenges. Place sheets on either side of it to see how the tiles are going to fit together.

Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to spread white tile mastic adhesive on the wall. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. It s important to use white adhesive because any color behind the tile will show through the glass. Installation of the backsplash.

Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Let cure for a couple of hours. Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. I cover how to measure cut and place the backsplash as well as how to make sur.

The manufacturer recommended this mastic for this type of tile. 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. Position the sheet on the wall and press it into the wet. Apply thin set adhesive to the wall using a notched trowel.

Lay out the location of the backsplash on the wall. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. Place the mosaic sheets along the wall. Dry fit the sheets of tile starting with the center piece.

But because the individual tiles are small usually 2 in. So we asked dean sorem our go to tile expert to show us his best tips for cutting and setting mosaic tiles. To install a mosaic tile backsplash in a kitchen. Topics include inspecting tile preparing the substrate.