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A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms.
Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century, by the eastern-influenced Republic of Venice, and among the Rus in Ukraine. Mosaic fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practise the old technique. Roman and Byzantine influence led Jewish artists to decorate 5th and 6th century synagogues in the Middle East with floor mosaics.
Figurative mosaic, but mostly without human figures, was widely used on religious buildings and palaces in early Islamic art, including Islam's first great religious building, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. Such mosaics went out of fashion in the Islamic world after the 8th century, except for geometrical patterns in techniques such as zellij, which remain popular in many areas.
Modern mosaics are made by artists and craftspeople around the world. Many materials other than traditional stone, ceramic tesserae, enameled and stained glass may be employed, including shells, beads, charms, chains, gears, coins, and pieces of costume jewelry.

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    Mosaic tiles on PVC wall panels

    Morning everyone! We've had PVC wall panels installed in our bathroom, the boss bought glass / metal mosaic tiles to go around the sink as a splasback (and gap filler, about 5 mm gap between sink and wall). I have 2 questions that I'd really appreciate your help and guidance with: 1. What's...
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    Mosaic tiles in shower area

    Hi, I have porcelain mosaic tiles in the floor area of my shower. The shower has wet room underlay underneath to stop any leaks. The builders laid the mosaics with Ultra Tile Fix Pro Grout. The mosaics have lifted and most of the grout has come out. Can anyone recommend what I should use to...
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    Split Face Quartzite Mosaic Tiles sealer for wet look and Silicon Waterseal Masonry Sealer on top to water seal 100%?

    Hi all, Finding it a little hard to get my head around something and hoping one of you might be able to help/ advise. I had some Split Face Quartzite Mosaic Tiles and I want to know a few questions. I want to seal them as best as possible and have them kinda add a wet/darker look to them...
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    Faulty Mosaic Tiles

    Hi Guys, I had some mosaics installed the other week and seeing some very odd discoloration on them - has anyone seen anything like this or know what it is? On the mirrored tiles they have this red colour forming and on the textured tiles, the finish has started to disappear! The adhesive was...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Homebase Riva Mosaic grey ceramic tile

    I only need a few to re-tile an area that suffered water damage from the next door flat.
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    Scratches from grouting on metallic mosaic tiles

    We have professionals in, installing a new bathroom and a downstairs toilet. The tiles were grouted two days ago. They include beautiful polished metallic mosaic tiles - well, they were beautiful until grouting caused them to be covered in multiple fine scratches. They look awful. Can the...
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    Bathroom floor

    Hello, My name is Dagmara and I am looking for an advice on best grout for porcelain Churchill Snow & Midnight Chequer Mosaic Tiles which I bought from wallsandfloors. Thanks for letting me register!
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    My 1st Job Victorian Border Layout Dilemma!

    Any Victorian Tile Specialists out there I would be very grateful for some advice! I have bought a job lot of tiles from Ebay- originally was not considering an intricate border but given I have the tiles I am going to try.. Dilemma I have is when dry-laying (photo attached), the narrow bit at...
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    Pictures Bathroom mosaic wall tiles

    Need to find some tiles to match old bathroom (faux) mosaic 24.5 cm square. Photo attached but shaed of light blue with mosaic sizes 1.5 cm squareNeed to retile shower enclosure walls. Can anyone help source ? Thanks
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    Mosaic pool rates

    Morning chaps Just wondered if anyone could give me a rough idea of what the going rate is for mosaic tiling in a commercial wet area. Got about 70sqm to price of walls and a small plunge pool refurb job so not a huge area,may be better to do a day rate. Any info would be much appreciated...
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    How do I grout uneven slate mosaic

    First time poster.....any advice on how best to grout these massively uneven mosaic slate tiles and should they be sealed first and if so, what do you recommend? Thanks in advance
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    Trowel size for 10mm thick stone mosaic

    Have a question that's been driving me crazy looking tirelessly online without any solution. Basically, I'm laying 10mm thick stone mosaics over a wetroom floor. The drain is fixed into the tray so there is no depth adjustment there to align with the tiles. So I need a total height of 14-15mm...
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    Glass Mosaic adhesive choice and surface preperation

    Hi guys Find myself a little stuck and in need of some technical advice. I'm about two thirds through tiling a small bathroom with large format ceramic tiles however I have a vertical feature panel of glass mosaic to install and I'm not certain how to proceed. Mosaic are blue glass...
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    Tiling prices for ceramic vs porcelain vs mosaic vs herringbone etc

    Hi. I'm relatively new to tiling, and have begun offering it as a service alongside my existing skills in property maintenance/repair and general construction etc. I am not a "time served" or particularly experienced tiler, but I have been on a week long course to make sure I understand the...
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    Locating mosaic tiles

    Could somebody please help in identifying and sourcing a small quantity of these tiles. They are 11"/28cm mosiac style tiles, in a terractotta mix. They have a solid terracotta coloured back on them. We are having a new shower installed and have to remove and replace some of the tiles for...
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    Mosaic woes

    Hello tilers, I’m after some advice. I started doing a mosaic during lockdown, spent two days laying out and then sticking over 3000 little tiles to some board. I bought some burgundy grout pigment and grouted the thing. The grout dried a crappy light plum colour and I managed to sand a lot of...
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    Mosaic tiles lifting in wetroom

    So we had our bathroom replaced with a wetroom around 6 years ago and where the water hits the floor and where you stand, all the little mosaic tiles started to lift. This was around 2 years ago. We have reapplied adhesive a few times but it just keeps happening, so resorted to pulling them up...
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    white mini metro style mosaic tile

    hi. last account failed. have managed to tile 2 bathrooms and kitchen floor thanks to advice on here. now new task looms:) The wife wants the above tiles to use between worktop and cupboards. has any one used them? or experience with them. mostly its the edging i am thinking about.have seen some...
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    For Sale RAK mosaic tiles (anthracite grey) for sale.

    I've got over 15 of boxes of 300 x 300cm RAK mosaic ceramic floor and wall tile (anthracite grey) for sale in Chiswick West London. There are 10 sheets (300 x 300) in each box. Two different shapes... square (2.5 x 2.5cm) and rectangular (3 x 6cm) Once the weather clears up I'll check how...
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    Staining wet room mosaic tiles

    Hi. I am looking for a product recommendation of a black stain for unsealed mosaic wet room tiles. The tiles are black but as they were not sealed by the fitter over a year ago and have become discolored . No amount of cleaning will help restore them and I’m looking for a product that I can...
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