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Posted By Lena on July 4, 2012

Mosaics could be divided into glass mosaic, ceramic mosaic, porcelain mosaic, stone mosaic, glass mixed stone mosaic, metal mosaic, coconut mosaic, conch shell mosaic etc. Do you still don’t know how to pave these wide wonderful mosaics into wall? Here it is! Wish you could decorate your individual styles by yourself.

1.      Preparation of the wall surfaces

Make sure the wall surfaces to be smooth, flat, solid, dry and perfectly clean. We suggest creating a white base about 2mm.

2.      Preparation for laying

Score lines on the surfaces to help the sheet posited correctly.

3.      Laying

Using the straight of a trowel spread out the adhesive uniformly on the wall. Make sure the adhesive covered all the surface .One time should be not more than 1m².

A—Mosaic mounted on paper Install the mosaic sheets with the paper side facing towards you and then using rubber float to ensure perfected adhesion. Wet the paper with a damp sponge and remove it gently .Take out of any excess adhesive before it dries by a small spatula.

B—Mosaic mounted on mesh, Press the fiberglass mesh backing directly into the adhesive.

4.      Grouting

Using a grout for particular care. For paper-faced mosaic, ensure that tiles are thoroughly cleaned and spread the grout using a rubber float. Make sure no more than 2m² of area at a time. And the leave the grout drying.

5.      Cleaning

Using a damp sponge to remove any grout.

6.      Cutting glass mosaic

Using mosaic nippers cut tile by tile.

Using a cutter for cutting the whole sheet.

7.      Maintenance

Using normal neutral detergents for daily cleaning.

Using a slightly acidic detergents for special cleaning.

Categories: Great Building Material
Tags: glass mixed stone mosaic, glass mosaic, porcelain mosaic