Selecting Glass Mosaic Tiles For Your Home

Glass mosaic tiles can give you many options thateasiest to install. Check with your installer to make
ceramic tiles cannot. Glass tiles are available insure s/he is capable of installing face mounted tile.
hundreds of colors including those hard to find reds,Once you pick the type of tile best for your area,
oranges, and yellows. There are also many sizes butyou need to pick the color or colors. This is where
by definition are usually no larger than 2". You will findmany people get frustrated. You can choose to use
these sold as squares, circles, and rectangles. So witha solid color or you can create a custom blend of
all of these possibilities, how do you choose what iscolors. This is the most popular because you can
best for your space?create a blend that is unique to you and your space.
First decide where the tile will go. Some of the mostTo create a blend, you have to use tiles of the same
popular applications are kitchen backsplashes,size. It is recommended that you choose between 3
bathroom shower and tub surrounds, fireplaces,and 5 colors. You can add as many colors as needed
swimming pools, and spas. It is not recommended toto get your desired effect but it will start to look
put tiles onto a countertop because of all of thecluttered if you add too many.
grout lines where food can get stuck. However manyChoosing the colors is the most difficult part. It is
glass tiles can be used on flooring.recommended that you choose one color that
Now you need to decide which type of glass tile youmatches your area such as your granite or bathroom
want to use. There are basically 4 types of glass tilesfloor tile. Now pick a second color that brings out a
used for installations; vitreous, crystal, metallic glass,color in your space that is a little more hidden but
and iridescent. All of these types are easy to cleanyou would like to see. This could be one of the faint
and can be used on all vertical surfaces. Vitreousveins of color in your granite or a bathroom towel
glass is the most durable. It is very difficult to scratchcolor. Now pick out a color that is uniquely you. This
this tile and it is has hundreds of colors available.could be the color you want to accent your kitchen
Crystal glass tile cannot be used on floors or otherin or the color in your curtains that you love.
horizontal surfaces. It will scratch. Some of these tilesOnce you choose the first three colors you can
will even fade in direct sunlight. Metallic glass tiles haveadjust them to what is visually appealing to you. You
a metallic vein that runs through each tile. These aremight want 50% of one color, 30% of the second,
gorgeous tiles and durable. The iridescent tiles are15% of the third, and 5% of some other color that
pretty but not for floors. The iridescent may scratchties everything together. Custom blends give you
off over time.many options to get the perfect tile combination for
These tiles come mounted in various ways but areyour space.
usually in a square foot section. The most popularGlass mosaic tile can be installed by you but it is
mounting for glass tiles is face mounted on paper.always recommended to hire a professional with
This allows the entire back of these tiny tiles toexperience installing glass tile. There have been many
touch the adhesive. The second best mounting isinstances where a glass tile installation has been
face mounted on tile tape for the same reason asruined because an unknowledgeable installer puts the
the paper. The tape is just a little harder to pull offtile on backwards (paper side down), doesn't use
so you have to let your adhesive dry beforespacers between sheets, or grouts in the wrong
removal. The last mounting style is back mounted oncolor.
mesh. This is what installers prefer because it is the