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Discuss Mosiac on a sheet floor tile technique in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; Hello, can any one advise the technique for laying mosiac (on a sheet tiles) onto a floor, I presume its different to an ordinary floor tile, as in you cant ...
          
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    Hello, can any one advise the technique for laying mosiac (on a sheet tiles) onto a floor, I presume its different to an ordinary floor tile, as in you cant move the tile in and out for the adhesive to grab.

    Appreciate any help

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    Default Re: Mosiac on a sheet floor tile technique

    floor will need to be as flat and smooth as possible. Bed sheets into a thin bed and tap down with a grout float or similar. Have a brush to hand to clean out any excess adhesive. Some say to stagger the joints to prevent obvious lines of grout. Bal mosaic fix would be the addy to use.

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    Ok, when you say a thin bed, is 3mm ok ??

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    Default Re: Mosiac on a sheet floor tile technique

    3mm trowel if the small mosaics. (20mm)

    6mm if the bigger (40mm)

    I prefer to stagger the joints.

    Also as mentioned.........the floor has to be perfectly level.

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    3mm trowel if the small mosaics. (20mm)

    6mm if the bigger (40mm)

    I prefer to stagger the joints.

    Also as mentioned.........the floor has to be perfectly level.
    Ok, when you say stagger, as in a brick effect

    cheers for the help by the way

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    3mm trowel if the small mosaics. (20mm)

    6mm if the bigger (40mm)

    I prefer to stagger the joints.

    Also as mentioned.........the floor has to be perfectly level.
    Not necessarily level, but certainly flat

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    Not necessarily level, but certainly flat
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    Default Re: Mosiac on a sheet floor tile technique

    A handy one is to open up or close sheets down rather than have a nasty and difficult slicer of mosaics.
    Cut the mesh in rows with a sharp knife and simplyuse a grout float to move the individual rows, closing or more commonly opening the lines up. If its done over a few rows it wont be noticed and look alot better!
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    Not necessarily level, but certainly flat



    Thats wot I meant to say

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