Help!: Wikes- Mosaic effect Tiles

[Andyh]

Hi all,
I've just been to look at a job for a kitchen splashback and need some advice. The customer has got mosaic effect tiles from Wikes, there doesnt seem to be any allowance for a 'real ' grout line between the tiles without making them look oviously solid tiles. Surely there must be a need for one. Would 1mm spacers be the answer?

[Dave]

yep...and leave perimeter joints and silicone...and use a fine sanded grout..

[Little5]

Dave, you mentioned fine sand grout, can you tell me what this is please? does it come in diff colours?

[Dave]

It's wall grout texture unlike floor grouts that use a heavier grade sand........mapei do 26 colours....

[Fekin]

Just space the tiles by the same "fake" grout line size on the solid tiles and everything will blend into one and you shouldn't see where the real join lines are.

[timeless john]

Andyh.
Just posted a similar reply on 'mosaic' thread.
I understand that on your tiles there doesn't seem to be a joint on the edge of the 'mosaic' tile. Make sure you leave a paper joint minimum and if possible put some dry tiles together and grout them first to check the finished look. Sometimes the tile edge joint is larger than the joint on the tile.

John.

[janzbro]

The ones I've seen grouted always look obviously like a tiles as the joints around the edge appear to large compared with the ones within the tile itself, I would but them right up against each other and see if there is a gap.

Best thing is to measure the grout lines within the tile - probably 2mm and ensure thats the total amount between the mosaics when they are place together

[Little5]

i thought i read in another thread that you can use pins to avoid misaics from sagging, is this the best method with mosaics?

[Little5]

previous should read mosaics. sorry

[janzbro]

from what I understand its not a true mosaic its a tile that imitates the mosaic look when grouted up - sorry if I misunderstood

like this

[Andyh]

Yes thats the one!

[Nkayjay]

Hi all,
I've just been to look at a job for a kitchen splashback and need some advice. The customer has got mosaic effect tiles from Wikes, there doesnt seem to be any allowance for a 'real ' grout line between the tiles without making them look oviously solid tiles. Surely there must be a need for one. Would 1mm spacers be the answer?

Hi, most of this style of tile is designed to look like mosaics but on some of the cheaper ones its more difficult to get the grout gaps then same as the joints on the tiles themselves. Just remember to allow for the distance from the edge of the faux taco and the edge of the tile itself. Ive seen a jog where the tiler choose spacers the same size of the faux joint in the tile and didn't allow for this hence when grouted 5mm gap on the actual tile and 10mm around the tile. Looked a right mess