These Victorian tiles come on a paper mesh. In most cases the mesh has been doubled up on the back of the tiles. i.e. there are 2 overlapping layers of paper mesh holding the tiles together.
There is the usual notice in the boxes of tiles stating that due to shrinkage of the mesh the tiles will not exactly be of all the same size. That’s an understatement because the individual mosaic sheets of tiles can be 3-4 mm out.
I do not know who makes the tiles but what I do know is that they are a bugger to line up.
My other issue can be shown in the attached pic. While I was cleaning the tiles yesterday several of the small triangle tiles came away from the floor. I noticed that due to the type of mesh the adhesive had hardly any contact with the tile.
This is the first time I have laid Victorian tiles – is it normal to have these issues?
The floor plan was drawn up by the architects and they ordered the tiles. If you zoom into the floor plan you will notice that there are 4 large brown tiles in the border that in reality do not exist. I pointed this out to one of the architects the other day and I got over the problem by slightly merging two of the diamond brown tiles (see in 2nd pic below). I believe my way is more pleasing to the eye. However, the architects think differently and they have gone away to discuss the issue!
I have also rearranged the ‘field tile’ pattern so that there is not a strange line cutting the hall in half. Again, they have drawn a tile that does not exist! Did I do right?
There is the usual notice in the boxes of tiles stating that due to shrinkage of the mesh the tiles will not exactly be of all the same size. That’s an understatement because the individual mosaic sheets of tiles can be 3-4 mm out.
I do not know who makes the tiles but what I do know is that they are a bugger to line up.
My other issue can be shown in the attached pic. While I was cleaning the tiles yesterday several of the small triangle tiles came away from the floor. I noticed that due to the type of mesh the adhesive had hardly any contact with the tile.
This is the first time I have laid Victorian tiles – is it normal to have these issues?
The floor plan was drawn up by the architects and they ordered the tiles. If you zoom into the floor plan you will notice that there are 4 large brown tiles in the border that in reality do not exist. I pointed this out to one of the architects the other day and I got over the problem by slightly merging two of the diamond brown tiles (see in 2nd pic below). I believe my way is more pleasing to the eye. However, the architects think differently and they have gone away to discuss the issue!
I have also rearranged the ‘field tile’ pattern so that there is not a strange line cutting the hall in half. Again, they have drawn a tile that does not exist! Did I do right?
