Installing Mosaic Wall Tile

Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.

Installing mosaic wall tile.

To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick. As with any tile installation the surface for mosaic tile must be perfectly flat and smooth. Golden select mosaic wall tile installation video. How to install a glass mosaic tile backsplash illustration by gregory nemec.

Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. In some ways setting mosaic tile is just like setting any other tile. Mosaic tile come in sheets with a mesh backing to make it easy to install.

This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter. Do not touch or clean the tiles during this time. So we asked dean sorem our go to tile expert to show us his best tips for cutting and setting mosaic tiles. Then use a level to extend the line along the work area.

Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Or less mounted on sheets and often made of glass mosaic tiles present some unique challenges. Prep the wall apply the thinset and install the tile. Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap.

To install a mosaic tile backsplash in a kitchen. Clean the tile grout the joints and caulk the perimeter. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. Lay out the location of the backsplash on the wall.

Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Place the mosaic sheets along the wall. Wait for the thinset to cure for a full 48 hours. Mosaics are tiles that measure 2 inches in size or less.

Mark the wall at the top of the tile. They come in a wide variety of materials shapes and colors and are usually sold by the sheet for easier. Mosaic tile can be laid directly on plywood or wallboard in non wet locations but cement board offers the best underlayment and is the preferred. To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk.

Prepare the surface. But because the individual tiles are small usually 2 in.