Setting Glass Tile

Glass tile is a beautiful material that can bring light and shine to any room in a house creating a clean modern yet classic look.

Setting glass tile. Place the glass tile on a flat surface face up and draw your cut line. Wall prep for a glass tile installation begins with a coating of a liquid stress crack membrane the dark area in the photo such as hydro ban. Pull down the handle to snap the tile into two pieces. Set the tile stop to the correct width put the cutting blade down and score the tile with one smooth motion.

Polymer enriched thin set mortar mosaic glass tile mortaris a regular setting polymer enriched modified bright white multipurpose mortar designed for installing sheet mounted mosaic glass or stone tiles or individual tiles in thin set applications. Glass tile and cement setting materials expand and absorb heat at different rates which can lead to cracks in the finished surface. You may need to practice on several tiles to perfect the smooth motion that minimizes unwanted mistakes. Since glass tile is translucent the thin set is usually white.

Position the scoring wheel at the far end of the tile then pull. Like ceramic tile installing glass tile involves setting the glass onto the work surface. Once again the polymers in the mortar will help to absorb some movement but silicone caulk should also be used to create movement joints that can handle the flexing tiles. Tile can slip when installed on the membrane so i add a skim coat of glass tile mortar or latex modified mortar.

So as to maintain a clear background that. Back buttering is king says ferrante. Available at select retail locations only additional resources links open in new tab. You can cut glass tiles to size using a manually operated rubi cutter.

Then before setting each tile back butter it with a smooth layer of thinset about the same thickness. Then take a straightedge and align it over your cut line.