Help needed for mosaics

[Steve Cousens]

Hi a friend has asked me to tile her bathroom to which I said yes I’m it a professional but had done my own house refurbs to which she’s seen anyway she has purchased 2mm thick 300x300 mother of Pearl Mosaics to which she would like cut into 100 wide strips to form a border normal tiles are 9mm so should I get hardy backer board to make up difference ? also mosaics have no grout line they will be going in shower area any advice appreciated .

 

[GoneGuy]

i would mount them on a foam type tile backer board 4/5mm

 

[CJ]

As above.........pre-mount them on 6mm marmox or similar. 😉

 

[Dumbo]

To my mind they are not then suitable for a wet area .

 

[Waluigi]

Exactly my thoughts in the shower. However I’m confusing these with the mother of Pearl stick on mosaics which are stuck onto ceramics- they definitely weren’t suitable so agree with Jcr, best to double check

 

[One Day]

Not in a wet area!

 

[J Sid]

no grout, no wet area

 

[Italy]

no Grout, yes wet area
🙂ahah

 

[J Sid]

😱only in Italy

 

[Italy]

😱only in Italy

no julian,
is florim ,
in the home page is installed in the wet area.
it must be installed with epoxy adhesive.
so they have confirmed.

 

[Italy]

no julian,
is florim ,
in the home page is installed in the wet area.
it must be installed with epoxy adhesive.
so they have confirmed.

the duration I can not confirm it, I did it 5/6 months ago.

 

[J Sid]

nice Antonio

everyday is a school day

 

[Italy]

nice Antonio

everyday is a school day

I Bianchi di Rex | Gres Effetto Marmo Bianco | Florim Ceramiche S.p.A. - https://www.florim.com/it/rex/collezione/i-bianchi-di-rex/

 

[Steve Cousens]

Checked source web site does say can be use in wet areas not sure weather need different adhesive ? Thanks for other advice on back board

 

[Dumbo]

failure waiting to happen . So if you change the adhesive to an epoxy adhesive how are you going to stop water getting to your other adhesive .

 

[Italy]

Checked source web site does say can be use in wet areas not sure weather need different adhesive ? Thanks for other advice on back board

an epoxy adhesive helps keep the water out.
more than this I do not know what to say, I'm sorry

 

[Steve Cousens]

Had thought of in shower area only doing normal tiles leaving gap for mosaics the fitting thin cement board making sure no gaps then mosaic on top ? Mmm might be talking her out out shower area maybe better shout around bath be ok as it’s 300mm upto border .