Learn the basics of glass tile installation. Ken Milbery, Lunada Bay Tile's director of technical services, offers tips for a professional installation. For more how-to videos, see our Technical Videos playlist.
A number of issues, horizontal surface where most would be vertical, Zero explanation as to why you flattened the adhesive although I'm in line with the roller buttering. I have found many tricks. I don't like all of yours but I do like the buttering idea, through a number of video now I have a comprehensive list of the best of the best. One to add to the list is if the tile comes in plastic cut it with your wet-saw while it's still encapsulated in the plastic. A game changer. I gave you a thumbs up for the buttering idea, not into the flattening idea presented. Properly pressed the "grooves" will flatten.
Because this is a brick look tile with staggered joints, the 1/2 sheet should have been off-set, not directly under the top sheet as shown in this video. This helps alleviate the "zipper" affect after grouting and a better overall appearance of the installation. Paul E. Fox President of Glass Tile & Stone, Inc.
Hello, I just bought Metropolis serie tile, and I need to know if I can use Polymer modified thin-set mortar? The mortar manufacture instructions say to be sure, if this type of mortar can be used with the tile mesh? Thanks
The board in the video that we used to add thinset to the roller is a spare piece of sintra board, a water resistant board with a little more texture to it than plastic.
Easiest method I found was to score a single time, hold the tile over a padded piece of wood about the thickness of a pencil, and just press on both sides and it snaps. Skinny pieces I put a piece of padded wood over the raised bridge and whacked the wood with a hammer. Worked most of the time
Hi House of Creation, Luckily, we have a video that describes the paper removal process: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UMvq5rz7wy0.html
I had to use spacers because my wall was small and because of the size I split the sheets vertically to get a perfect fit...hope it works out. Note: I was installing my tiles vertically, not horizontal
This is one of the worst tiles I have ever had to work with. I’m stuck on this job but going forward I will boycott this brand any any similar. Nobody that takes pride in their work should use this garbage.
Please refer to the Technical Resources: Applications & Testing page for the specifications on the specific glass tile product you are installing. lunadabaytile.com/pages/resources
