Great tip

[grahamster]

i jst came back from doing glass mosaic tiling, in a bathroom.i had a quick scan on here before i started it and found this great tip on one of the threads,cant remember which one.

The tip was to use a brush to wipe the adhesive out form the grout joints when fixing.

I would jst like to confirm this is a great tip and to thank who ever posted it,saved me loads of time......Cheers Graham

[CJ]

Done that for years............damp brush.

And of course the old grout float to tamp them in

And a Pint or 6 in the evening cos those things drive ya mad

[Grace'sDad]

And a Pint or 6 in the evening cos those things drive ya mad

Now that's a great tip!

[bigneil]

i jst came back from doing glass mosaic tiling, in a bathroom.i had a quick scan on here before i started it and found this great tip on one of the threads,cant remember which one.

The tip was to use a brush to wipe the adhesive out form the grout joints when fixing.

I would jst like to confirm this is a great tip and to thank who ever posted it,saved me loads of time......Cheers Graham

Ace tip

[tysfoot]

yeah good tip, wouldnt have thought of that

[enduro]

That is a good tip, i do this all the time when wall tiling makes grouting soooooooo quick.

[brian c]

yes it is a good tip,but what about the paper backed mosaics ,how do you deal with them?

[garythetiler]

you grout the sheets before fitting them this stops any adhesive grinning through and helps when soaking to get the paper off

[davy_G]

The paper sheets should have lines on them, these should run up and down, not sideways. Apply the sheets as normal into the wall and pad in lightly with the float.
Line up the next sheet and so on and so forth. Do maybe half a m2 at a time. If you dont need to adjust the grout lines into corners, windows etc then start to gently soak the sheets with a sponge. After a good soaking the paper should peel off. Adjust individual tiles as necessary, look up and down and across the lines. Never adjust with your finger or you will push the mosaics into the addy too much, use a small trowel and 'push' them square from the side.
If you need to adjust grout lines to get a full mosaic into a corner, do it over say 2 sheets by cutting the paper every other mosaic row in a fan fashion, ie one cut from top to near the bottom, the next row from the bottom to near the top leaving the last bit of paper attached. Then with your float open up the sheets as required. Then soak as before.

I definitely wouldnt grout before fixing, whats the point in paper nosaics if you dont adjust the individual tiles to the square and can adjust grout lines to have seamless flow around corners?

[davy_G]

If its glass mosaics then coloured apoxy grout is the ticket, really brings out the colours