Installing Glass Mosaic Tile -- Grandpa Bath Episode 7 

I love your commitment to rejecting sponsorships so you can provide unbiased info to us. Kudos!

Getting ready to tear out a 50 year old floated shower. Your Grandpa Bath video was an incredible help to get me going on it. I love your videos . Thanks for what your doing.

Ive been a tile apprentice for a while, since I watch your channel and most of videos I get motivated and have the self-esteem to start doing my own things, because I was afraid of doing something bad. I have to thanks to my teacher hes the one who push me down.

0:54 Those are some pretty fancy shoes for tiling.

Isaac, you're up there with the Essential Craftsman for information and positivity. You're invaluable to this DIYer, thanks and keep on doing great work.

Thanks for having such a positive attitude, I have been in construction for 20+ years and I have run across a lot of guys that don’t love what they do. Our kids need more good role models like you. You make me want to be the best at what I do!

I love your honesty Isaac. You make small mistakes and are humble enough to share them with the viewers. You are a straight up dude. Guys on YT like Starr Tile never admit mistakes....but always criticize other installers work. I will always watch your excellent work.

Isaac is the man and they say construction is a dirty job look at him dressed like he's going out.

I had this installed in my bathroom. The paper was a pain and different but my tiler did a perfect job. I would recommend this brand. But kudos to Issac, cleanest tiler I have seen. He didn’t get nothing on him. That’s skill

Just started watching your videos. Good information and awesome work. I'm a GC and we need more tile guys like you.

Dude I appreciate your passion and genuine sincerity towards us in the trades. I'm a painting contractor in Socal and I totally agree with you about getting youngsters involved in the trades, and the healthy pride that comes with a finished product. Keep it up bro 👍

Hey Ruthless Robbie Lawler, so glad to see you found a passion after your ufc career. Keep it up brother!

I really appreciate all that I'm learning from your videos. Not only the information on the best products to use, but techniques to get the job done right. We are remodeling our master bathroom. The house was built in 1976. The shower was very well done, but it developed a leak below the pan and we also had a slab leak in the plumbing. I'm doing the whole thing over myself. Without all the information and DETAILS you put into your videos, I would never be able to tackle this job. What's especially important is warning the DIY guys like myself when something is a "pro level" undertaking. That tells me I should get some help! I have friends who are pros, but I don't like imposing on them until I really need a hand. It's good to know beforehand when something is likely to be beyond my skill level. Thanks for such a great bunch of videos! I still have hours more to watch. I put all the video links in a document along with notes so that I can go back and review the ones I need. I know this is a dime novel , but wanted you to know just how much of a help you've been and continue to be. Thanks much!

The thing I enjoy most about your videos is the honesty. No paid promotion is one thing, but it's being brave enough to show more of when things are tough and it's tricky work. Or even when things fail. That's the truth about working trades. Obviously we all try and minimise those bad ones, and your channel is all about the approach and methods to insure everything goes in smooth. It's quality content.

Thank you for pointing out how you smooth out the notches for the glass sheet tile. Its those little details that I appreciate.

incredible attention to detail. a sign of a great person!

There is no better feeling than working with you hands, very satisfying work Thanks for the video.

Glass tile is a NIGHTMARE to set. I won't get near it. You are fearless dude.

The instructions say to use a 5-16 v notch if i can remember correctly but i found following the instructions, you still get lines. Even with a tap block and moving them back and forth, I followed them exactly as described. This method is obviously way better, looks great! Not sure how someone could give this a thumbs down. Maybe the old ignorant generation? Not sure. Thanks! Great videos!

i love the look. simple yet different for me. i'm used to seeing bands and waterfalls when i see flips and renovations.

Inspired to offer something like this to customers, Super planning to get it to fit so well! thanks for taking the time to do these videos.

Your commitment to integrity is amazing! I respect you and I don't really know you. Love these videos. Keep up the great work Isaac!

Loving all your work and honesty. A tip, if you know the mosaic tile you're using beforehand, calculate the frame to be the size of the mosaic, minus the fingers of the outside tiles. That way you can cut them off and not have to infill the little pieces. In this case you have 36x36 plus 2x1" border...38x38. If you made it 37x37 you can remove the top row of mosaic and cut off the fingers off both side of the outside mosaic...no infill pieces.

You do Great work and thank you for trying to get people to get into trades. I was a carpet installer for 18 years and is a great feeling when we do a great job for our customer.

Thanks for passing on your knowledge to us. The videos you post have definitely helped me to be a better tile setter. Thanks so much

I’m a computer programmer and believe me you don’t do it for the visual satisfaction of a job well done. (I don’t do web or game programming.) I get a ton of satisfaction from fixing bugs! This series is excellent for showing all the how and why of remodeling that I never began to dream need worried about.

As a fellow installer, that paper faced stuff is the devil's tile lol. Good work. I really enjoy your videos and your presentation. Thanks for what you do

You're a the supreme master craftsman, bro! An inspiration to Diyers and pros alike! Thanks

Great job with the glass. Looks fantastic.

Awesome vid. Appreciate the attention to detail & showing us the steps to install it. Never used tile with paper backing before....looks “interesting”, & beautiful! Would love to see a vid on this project of how you finish the surround when transitioning to the bathroom walls. Hope you make a vid about that. Would enjoy seeing how you guys do that step. Cheers

You’re a good man Isaac. Thank you for teaching and passion

I truly appreciate your videos and your dedication to craftmanship. I have learned so much from you and aspire to get as good as you.

I really love that glass tile looks really nice. I will remember if I ever need this for a bathroom install to hit you up for a quote. Excellent just excellent Isaac & THANKS for the pointers 💫💫✌🌟

Issac that is a beautiful shower man! I'm glad you did a video on paper face mosaic. Those things are hell to get straight. Love the content! Beautiful work man! Keep it up! Thanks Ryan at Michigan Builders!

Also thank you for the never give up speech. That hit home for me. 🙏🏽

You make it look easy. I'm still struggling with backsplashes and getting to much thinset on or too little. I'm very grateful that you are sharing with us with these videos. It gives me something to watch over and over and helps me learn. Thanks Again for a great video.

love the way you have edging tiles perfectly positioned, need to start mine after the in-laws go back home, I will be asking some questions later when I start, keep up the great work.

Great job. You make it look easy. Keep teaching!

Grandpa's gonna have one hell of a nice bath :)

Fantastic Isaac. Enjoy your passion shown for your work. Cheers.

I’m doing a job right now with Sonoma Tile makers materials. I like using them because they are local to my area!

Incredible talent and dedication to craftsmanship.

Nice Job. You are a great teacher. Keep it up brother.

Great looking Glass mural👁️👍

Congrats on the win last night bro.

I'm about to DIY my bathroom with some Elysium glass tiles. I got Aardex 77 but might go with the one you used in this video. This video helps a lot. Kudos from San Rafael, CA.

You know, you're right, Isaac...there are days when I would just as soon blow up the bathroom I'm working on and go to the park with my dog. But at the end of the day, I take pride in the fact that I can count myself as one of the very few that is just anal enough and OCD enough to pull off a tile job and do it well. You must have had the same old-timer telling you "don't quit before the miracle happens" as I did!

Awesome video and such a craftsman!

Man I'm like a baby bird soaking up this Knowledge ty

I learned something today thanks 🙏 keep them coming

correct info from an experienced pro!

Use a small paintbrush and dip it in your water bucket to clean joints where your thinset gets thicker. Works great!

Looks great. You also have really good tips. Something i also like to do when setting my sheets is not setting 100% until I'm all laid in and shifted into place then ill really start putting that float to work. Trying to slide them around and push the thinset into them tiny little spots make it tough

Looks good. No way I'm putting all the cut pieces in one by one. There are ways to cut paper faced on a wet saw and not get the whole sheet wet. I also like to offset all my mosaic sheets when setting.

You do great work. Thank you for sharing.

Very professional, I love it!!

Great job and great inspiration.

Man I feel so much better than a week ago ty

It does look great when you peel the paper. Second time I've watched it.

Dude,I left a comment (not a bad one) on one of the first videos I seen of yours. I tried to give you some advice........I feel like such an ass. I think I have watched every video you have now.YOU ARE WAY BETTER than I will ever be. Dude your very good. And you stand by your work 👍

Love the videos Isaac! Wish you lived in so cal so you could help on my house

Ardex sponges are hands down the best, no contest. Nuff said..

It’s BEAUTIFUL.

Love the video! Sky is the limit 👌

Thank you for a great video yesterday I put some sheets of natural stone and mixed glass and stainless steel , in my shower area , I had the problem that the mixed pieces were at different heights so I had a lot of squeeze through , it took me hours to clean out the grout lines , with a curved Stanley blade , some came lose and I had to remove them and re glue , I am dreading grouting it was my first time doing tiles , I wanted to save some money on Labour I would love to watch your way of grouting them

Nice video Issac , I wish I could stay that clean and work! Btw I like to use a toothbrush on my thinsett that pops through, works great !

Now this is a real education.

Beautiful work and great talent. I am trying to get someone to convert my parents bath to a walk in shower and it is very hard to find tile workers in our area.

Thanks for the great info!

I've rehabbed houses before and there was satisfaction in bring order to the chaos.

As always dude your the man

great job really beautiful.

I like it alot,my eye kept looking at the diverter valve I'm using the same delta,6 way and 3 way,took me a bit to figure out the difference in cartridges,2 or 3 devices,can you lightly brush or sponge off the excess thinset that oozed out,

Put a strip of painters tape along the edge on the tile sheet and stick the ½-tiles to the tape. That would speed up applying the tiles.

@20:05 - Your comment about learning a trade as a job is so good to hear. Not everyone needs or should go to college and rack a house note of debt. The ROI on college is a joke nowadays.

Sick. I am the 916 to view this. Lol, dude taking a leak at 13:33. I too am a huge fan of the square sponge. I wonder what negative things star tile will say about this.

What helps imo with thinset in the joints is probably your floated walls, another reason why it's the best. If you have a float you're not using too big of trowel to try to level everything with thinset, you can use a smaller trowel and wetter/looser thinset and more or less follow the wall.

Outstanding👍

Quality right here

Awesome information

Thank you!

I agree my bro. Good advice ! TnT Tile SD

Awesome job, paper face makes me nervous because you can't see if you are getting much thinset ooze in the joints until it's to late. Also could you address thinset work times? I've yet to see any tile guys discuss flash times and tips for it.

you're awesome man

Very helpful

on the instructions for these tiles it says to use a v notch trowel 3/16", after laying the tiles, move them back and forth up to 1/4" and then tap with a block add mallet to collapse the ridges. The problem i have had with these paperback is, the ridges sometimes do not collapse on some of the tiles and looks bad. I have never seen anybody use your method on flattening the 1/4" trowel lines down. I am going to try this next time i install paperback. Thanks

Love it

Wow, excellent work. I am setting my first paper faced backsplash next week, it's a Lunada Bay product, herringbone pattern. Any tips on cutting without getting the paper wet? I figure I'll use my cutter instead of the saw for most of it, but any tips would be appreciated. I'm gonna use Laticrete Multimax Lite, no aggregate, non sag, rated for glass, thought that'd be a good choice.

Man those Jeans and shoes are like my best going out gear and your are tiling a bathroom in it . Then again I get filthy doing everything

HARDEX!! Because of guys like isaac's, we the other pro's buy your products so keep that in mind!

Very nice work. What type of grout did you use to finish this job? Also, do you seal the grout?

Nice shoes your brave!

Very nice your shoes 👍🏽

Hey man I enjoy your work. I'm just curious what your argument is for terminating your tiles in the corner of the way you do. I understand that can be as a way to center the tile in the space but personally I like the look of a full tile size wrapped around the corner. I've seen it a lot just wanted your input. Thanks man keep the love

The only thing I can say is this, I would’ve preferred to make the opening for the mosaic the perfect size to fit the mosaics with the little pieces cut out of all the edges. Does that make sense? Cut out all the edges, so your square would be about half an inch smaller on both the left and right side. Then cut out the tiny lips on all the edges and you’re not stuck with tiny pieces on the edges.

When I do mosaics, I always cut my edge ones in half and put the cut edge against the sides. That way I don’t have to cut a ton of little end ones and fit them in individually.

Nice work Isaac, mosaic tiles are so time consuming, to save time, when I set out I always make sure I have a full tile around the perimeter, and cut the inlay to suit, ( usually ends up a full tile ) The mosaics I cut the ends off, so no need to put fiddly small peices in, again saving time and sanity lol, drives me crazy doing that, the pencil border you used looks really good, great way to separate the two without building out the inlay. Keep up the good work mate, enjoy your videos. Cheers from Australia.

Nice uniform,lol,your work clothes are nicer then i wear on date night with the wife. Great attention to detail, i can appreciate that.

I like your idea of using a border to hide the different thicknesses. I once used a really thin mosaic next to a thick field - the manufacturer said to adhere it to 1/4" Hardi with silicone then install that strip with mortar - it worked fine. Do you have any tips for building up the mosaic where it's just a little bit (3/32) thinner than the adjacent field tile, or would you just use a thicker bed of glass mortar? Thanks!

China bristle paint brush to clean cement out of grout joints works well.