With mosaic tile you can create striking contrasts like this one.
How to tile a kitchen wall with mosaic tiles.
Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall.
Such is the power of mosaic tile.
Flattening will prevent the ridges and air pockets from showing through transparent glass tile.
Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back.
Yet both are mosaic tiles.
For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular you will want to use a 1x4 square notch trowel.
Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly.
They can ripple or form waves on the surface.
Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
Apply thin set adhesive to the wall using a notched trowel.
Contrast the lively bouncy yellows and whites of the mosaic on the left hand wall with the more serious buttoned down gray tiles on the right hand wall.
Joint between sheets of tile you don t need spacers.
Comb over it with a notched trowel.
Stand back look at the tiles and straighten any crooked ones.
Cover the countertop with plastic sheeting held in place with masking tape.
To prevent this after every few sheets are installed set the tiles by using a small piece of plywood about 8 inches square and a rubber mallet to tap down the mosaic sheet into the thin set.
Tap the tile into the mastic with a wood scrap and a rubber mallet.
After every two or three installed sheets tap them into the mastic with a board and rubber mallet photo 3.
Mosaic sheets do not behave in quite the same way as single large tiles.
Mortar a small spot and then place a tile.
Lay out the location of the backsplash on the wall.
It s important to work in small sections because thinset and other tile adhesives dry quickly.
Mix thinset or your chosen tile adhesive according to directions and spread on a small section of the wall with a drywall trowel.
If you re working with thin mosaic tile or glass mosaic tile that isn t painted on the back apply the thin set with a notched trowel and then flatten it slightly with the flat side of the trowel before setting the tile.