Do not delay this step or your thinset will begin to dry and the tiles will not fully adhere to the surface.
Installing glass tile sheets.
Apply the grout with a float gliding over the tiles at a 45 degree angle.
As you add sheets of tile that abut others hold a block of wood over the joints between sheets and tap lightly with a hammer.
Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall.
To avoid scratching the glass tiles grout with unsanded grout.
Then make straight parallel lines in the mortar by pressing into it with a notched trowel to help the tiles stick to the wall.
Examine your mosaic sheets.
Lay out the mosaic tiles sheets either right on the area you want to install them or in an area of equal size.
Mesh backing lets you install the tiny glass tiles as a single sheet 1.
Apply painter s tape along the back edge of the countertop to protect the granite.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
How to install a glass tile backsplash step 1.
How to install mosaic tile sheets.
To install glass tiles start by spreading the mortar on the wall in a 3 inch by 3 inch space.
Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.
Comb the thinset in one direction using a notched trowel with the recommended size teeth.
Use a 3 16 v notched trowel.
Its bounciness will cause the tile to shift out of place on the wall.
Dry fit the tile sheets in the space to determine the best layout.
A good layout minimizes the number of cuts.
Start by spreading a thin even layer of thinset on the wall.
Set your sheets into the thinset layer spread on your substrate taking care to square the sheets as you go.
Don t be tempted to substitute a rubber mallet for the hammer when setting glass tile.
Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.
After the mortar sets and the tiles have been cleaned of any excess mortar mix up the unsanded grout to the consistency recommended by the manufacturer s directions.