mosaic tiling

  1. J

    Low , dirty grout on mosaic tiling. Can I just clean and seal it?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  2. F

    Removal of lead plugs in Victorian tile hallway restoration

    Hello everyone, new to the forum, nice to meet you. A tiler recommended to bring this question over here, they tell me we have a problem they've not seen in 30 years of tiling! Our London house was built circa 1900's, the hallway has its original tiles still which we'd like to restore. The...
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    Victorian Border Layout Dilemma!

    Any Victorian Tile Specialists out there I would be very grateful for some advice! I have bought a job lot of tiles from Ebay- originally was not considering an intricate border but given I have the tiles I am going to try.. Dilemma I have is when dry-laying (photo attached), the narrow bit at...
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    Staining wet room mosaic tiles

    Hi. I am looking for a product recommendation of a black stain for unsealed mosaic wet room tiles. The tiles are black but as they were not sealed by the fitter over a year ago and have become discolored . No amount of cleaning will help restore them and I’m looking for a product that I can...
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    My 1st Job help and advice much appreciated bizzaza mosaic tiling with epoxy resin grout

    Hi guys got a job coming up soon which ive not come across before its a bathroom I've already started large bathroom marble tiles all around wall/floors which was fine but now the client wants me to tile a paper faced mosaic piece on her large shower wall , the wall has two niches built into the...
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    VIVA TILING - Sharon Taylor | Mosaic Specialist in North London

    MissTiler submitted a new resource: VIVA TILING-SHARON TAYLOR - Mosaic specialist Read more about this resource...
  7. L

    Glass mosaic fail!

    Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice to help me salvage a DIY glass mosaic tile installation. I've done a bit of standard format wall and floor tiling in the past and always achieved a fairly decent enough finish to be satisfied with it so I have braved a glass mosaic in our new kitchen...
  8. Phatmatt

    Best adhesive and grout for glass mosaic tiles

    Hi all, just had a new bath fitted. Took out the old one and had to remove one course of tiles around the bath as the new bath was taller. (see picture attached). I am going to tile the 150mm gap with these glass mosaic tiles Botella Indian Peacock Mosaic Tile | Topps Tiles -...
  9. R

    Trowel size for mosaic on floor

    Looking for a bit of advice on what size of trowel to use for a mosaic laid on the floor. The individual tiles are 50mm square, and porcelain (if that has any bearing on it). The floor is perfectly flat, although it is plywood. I lifted the original floorboards, braced all the joists (450mm...
  10. J

    The Boxford Mosaics

    will any of our work be here in 2000 yrs time. just read a bout the roman mosaic uncovered in Boxford Berkshire INC-READABLE in themail online
  11. L

    I'm Looking For This Tile 1.5cm x 1.5cm travertine style mosaic brown cream beige shades. Need 0.5m2

    1.5cm x 1.5cm travertine style mosaic brown cream beige shades. Need 0.5m2
  12. PC Tile

    Mosaic shower back wall

    Hi,any advice for m.sq price for mosaics
  13. PC Tile

    Mosaic price guide

    Hi, looking for general labour price for mosaics, Cambridge area,,cheers
  14. W

    Mosaic compression

    Hi all I plan on using a 300mm wide strip of mosaic (the kind on a webbing backing), half way up the wall. It occurs to me that the tiles above may compress them and everything might slip and become misaligned. Is this a concert and if so, how can I address the issue? Thank you
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    Hi, I'm a mosaic maker/potter. I make my own tesserae and mosaics loosely in the roman tradition.

    Embarking on large scale project, Have previously made mosaics using reverse method, sticking tesserae onto brown paper using wallpaper paste, then sand in gaps, ring of steel round the mosaic and concrete. When solid, turning it over, washing off paper and sand from gaps and grouting. Now...
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    Mosaic tiles tips please?

    Hi all. Is there a knack to minimise adhesive coming through the gaps between small mosaic tiles when applying them to the wall? I’ve done my first one of this size and I’ll end up spending more time, with a trowel, scraping out adhesive between the cut lines than I will doing the rest of the...
  17. T

    Mosaic tile not sticking!

    Never had this happen before. Customer ordered mosaic tile. Traditional black and white checkerboard with 1" tiles. They are very thin, but packing says "for floors and walls". Mesh on back is quite dense. The mesh is bonding with the Mapei adhesive, but once dry, the tiles pop off! We have...
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    Metal mosaics

    These are from Porcelanosa What blade in my grinder to cut them?
  19. kiteboy

    Decent tubbed - wall adhesive - mosaic tiles

    Hi all About to tile kitchen backsplash with these tiles https://veronagroup.co.uk/g30200 They are sheets of 30 x 30cm mosaic - I know that the bagged adhesive is the best - but I find it messy too so would rather go for a tub for these small format tiles Just wondering on thoughts on a...
  20. J

    I'm Looking For This Tile 4in x4in mosaic tiles for kitchen brown beige and cream

    Looking for a square metre of the above tiles

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