trim on mosaics ?

[terry the tiler]

hi , just wondering wot you lot do regarding fitting a tile trim with mosaics ? iam only doing a splash back and customer wants a gap between the top of her kitchen units and the tiles. Oviously i would normally finish the top of the tile with a trim if i was fitting normal size ceramics , but not sure with mosaics as the bit of the trim that slots behind the mosaic is around the same size as one of the mosaics if you no wot i mean ! so wouldnt get much of a bond. just thought id get your opinion as i havent done many mosaics

[andy allen]

if there glass i wouldn't bother with a trim as they have a finished edge allready.

[Bri]

I get where you are coming from, also the back of the trim can make the top tile stick out a bit proud, so generally speaking don't tend to trim mosaics.

[terry the tiler]

there porslain mosaics , not glass, there quite thick also so would look horendous with the buscuit showing .

[Stewart]

The few times i've used mosaic and trim together, i've fitted the trim first and flushed out the back edge with fast set then left to dry. I've then fitted mosaic as normal, giving a flush finish.

[Bri]

S7300393.jpgS7300369.jpgThese are stainless steel topped with porcelain backs, and chrome trim. Had to put the trim on first and feather the back of the trim with addy to stop it pushing the 1st row of mosaics proud. Very tedious job!

[Bri]

The few times i've used mosaic and trim together, i've fitted the trim first and flushed out the back edge with fast set then left to dry. I've then fitted mosaic as normal, giving a flush finish.

Snap! You got in while I was still writing!!!!!!

[tfs]

S7300393.jpgS7300369.jpgThese are stainless steel topped with porcelain backs, and chrome trim. Had to put the trim on first and feather the back of the trim with addy to stop it pushing the 1st row of mosaics proud. Very tedious job!

Cracking picks there mate

[tfs]

I preffer the look of a trim on mosaics 9 times out of ten!

Glass ones do have a good finnished edge as do some stone but, the walls need to be perfect if your not using a trim to achieve a top class result.

[Bri]

Cracking picks there mate

There were 15 of these pillars to do all 2.8m high (part of the F1 showroom thats in my albums) 2 and a half days each to do!

[tfs]

There were 15 of these pillars to do all 2.8m high (part of the F1 showroom thats in my albums) 2 and a half days each to do!

I can see the precision in the margin between the mosaic and trim there matey!

[tfs]

did you need to cut any of the mosaic for this or were they set out pretty well on the sheet?

Did pillars need any much prep or were they pretty square etc

[Bri]

did you need to cut any of the mosaic for this or were they set out pretty well on the sheet?

Did pillars need any much prep or were they pretty square etc

They were built by the joiner using 18mm ply so that the mosaics fitted perfectly, only thing I had to worry about was spacing them from floor to ceiling, easy to lose or gain a bit over 2.8m.

Edit; sorry misunderstood. They were ok on the sheets, still had to lay them out dry on the floor first. Some had fallen off the sheets and had to be put in individually! The hardest bit was lining one sheet up with the next.

[cornish_crofter]

When I did my bathroom with mosaics I used the alloy trim from CTD. It was a struggle but I simply used a thicker bed of mosaic fix.

I have to say I like the idea of a skim of rapid set to bring the moseics out level though.

A good tip that was passed to me and worked was to interlock the mosaic sheets by cutting out alternate mosaics from mating sheets so that they mated together. If the odd piece falls out, stick it back in when the rest of the sheet is on the wall. That loses the obvious join from one sheet to the next.

[Ken Bruty]

Nice job Brian!