un even mosaic border

[Morton_Tiling]

I tiled a bathroom for a customer with a 2" mosaic border going around the perimeter and it is uneven. Truth is I struggled a lot with it as the mosaics were thinner than the bigger tiles. I realise my error, I messed up but at least I want to put it right. Screwing some thin plywood to the wall then tiling the border to that may have been better.

What I want to know is how would you go about removing the border and if possible reusing the mosaic tiles? any help would be appreciated.

thanks, Scott

[mags]

put all tiles on leave the mosaic till last and make a dogs tooth .

[Sir Ramic]

replace the mosaics and pack out with these
SUPA PRO Tile and Mosaic Wall Spacers - THE TILE SOURCE

[david campbell]

what type of adhesive have you used?

[Dave]

Using a dog tooth template is the easiest way.....

Cut a template wider than the gap for the border,,,use either thin ply or a tile off cut..then cut the notches out of the template the same depth as the mosaic and a couple mm narrower than the border gap...you can then use this to bed the gap out with adhesive to the correct depth and leave it to set...then bed the mosaics into that....

if you get what i mean...some pics are on here somewhere...

[Morton_Tiling]

I used green star addy its been done over a eweek now though. I think I understand about the "dog tooth" I`ll look up some pics. any tips for removal? obviously the mesh wont come away with it so will each piece need to be put on seperate?

[david campbell]

you shouldbe able to takethem off and soak in water to clean the tiles,and the green star will probably scrape off the wall

[Dave]

Right i have done a pic on what i mean...

the left side is the wall with gap for where the mosaic goes and the right hand bit is the Dog toothed ply of cut notched to suit the mosaics....you then add adhesive and drg the dogtooth through the gap where the mosaic goes to get it to the required depth and leave to set...

[Morton_Tiling]

Thanks david. good advice.

I`m doing it tommorrow. given it a full day for me and a labourer to remove, refit and grout. You`ve given me a lot of confidence that it is pretty straight forward to put right. i`ve been worried sick

[whitebeam]

Try using some rapid powdered adhesive to bring the depth up, when that goes off use the rapid again to stick the mosaic

[lcjohno]

always use that technique when doing boarders, i got the idea off here and it works a treat If you've given yourself a day to put it right i would defo use rapidset as whitebeam says, otherwise you've no chance of finishing in a day.

[beanz]

replace the mosaics and pack out with these
SUPA PRO Tile and Mosaic Wall Spacers - THE TILE SOURCE

Have you used these then Sir Ramic?

Just wondering how good they are, as i'm thinking of getting some for a job i'm on at the moment where the walls are uneven and the mosaic is also smaller than the field tile.

[diamondtiling]

I have used them beanz, they are quite a handy thing to have on the van mate.

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

im a (dogs tooth )i didnt know it was called that person, but i would deffo give them things sir-amic come up with a try, im an old boy but im all for new ways, well give em a chance anyway

[Mike]

im a (dogs tooth )i didnt know it was called that person, but i would deffo give them things sir-amic come up with a try, im an old boy but im all for new ways, well give em a chance anyway

ive done quite a few bathrooms with a mosaic border and there's no really easy way but i find its a lot easier to fix the mosaics in with the same grout as the rest of the room then any excess material can be gently smoothed off. the mosaics would obviously need grouting fully when cured, if you use adhesive , any excess coming through will be a bugger to remove without disturbing the small tiles. no doubt someone will have some reason against this but works well for me