Professional Window Installers in Salisbury

Creating mosaics calls for fundamental working safety methods: You should always wear eye protection when cutting mosaic products or mixing grout. Always bear in mind that mosaic products are frequently sharp. You should keep all your products out of reach of children. A dust mask should be worn when mixing grout. Grout can be an irritable product when in contact with skin; you should therefore wear suitable gloves.

It is extremely important to seal stones, marble and porcelain tiles with a grout and tile sealant prior to grouting. This is due to the fact that these materials are all porous and therefore will absorb the grout pigments. If you wish to enhance the colour of stone or mosaic.

Tiles with an uneven base need to be embedded into a mosaic to secure them in place. Two adhesives can achieve this, silicone for smaller projects and a cement-based adhesive for larger, heavier projects.

The best way to install a mosaic design to a wall is using Fibre Glass Mesh. You will need to glue your tiles individually to the mesh whilst it is laid flat on your table (do make sure to cover your table with plastic beforehand). The easiest way to handle the tiles and mesh is to cut them down into 30x30cm sections. The Collal glue can be used sparingly to glue the tiles to the mesh.

Setting mosaics onto brickwork is no problem at all as long as the brick is not crumbling, if this is the case, you may need to use a wire brush to remove any loose material. When gluing to such an even surface, you may want to use Fibre glass mesh in order to make the whole gluing process easier.