The grout and tile adhesive plays a crucial role in the mosaic tiles project. Mosaics are popularly used for designing walls, floorings, back splash, pictures, vase, tabletops etc. Most of the tiles are small, hence tiler needs to grout them with perfection, otherwise the tiles might get detached from the surface. You should ask your tiler to suggest a good-quality grout for filling up the space between consecutive tiles.

Firstly, it is important to calculate the amount of grout required for the project. The quantity of grout mixture depends upon the total area of the mosaic tiles, thickness of the tile and distance between consecutive tiles. Usually, the gap is less than 1/8″. If it’s more than 1/8″, then you should buy grout with sand content. The sand prevents cracking of the grout between the tiles.

The next step is to apply grout between the mosaic tiles. You can prepare the grout mixture as per the instructions on the grout leaflet. Mix the ingredients in right quantity. Your grout should be in accordance with your tiling surface. You can also take professional help while making the choice for a perfect grout color and finish. Read more…

Mosaic tiles are formed by putting together small pebbles together on a mesh base, providing a smooth surface clearly defined by grout lines. The extensive grout lines on a mosaic tile provide good traction even at a time when the tile is wet, this reduces the chances of a person loosing his footing while walking on the wet tiles. This makes mosaic tiles a perfect flooring material for houses having old persons or tiny tots living in them. These tiles can be placed anywhere and everywhere in the house from the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom or even on staircases.

These pebbles that are clustered together in mosaic tiles are of various shapes, sizes, and colors. These pebbles are generally gathered from sea beaches, where their rough edges are smoothened out by natural abrasion from saline water and sand. Mosaic tiles made of such pebbles are thus multi-colored, and incredibly smooth on the top surface. The diverse colors present in the tiles makes them excellent for a wide variety of construction purposes. These beautiful and colourful tiles can be used on the floor to accentuate the furniture, lighting, and above all, the shade of the walls.

It is very easy to install mosaic tiles. Any one can follow the user guides and install the tiles without much difficulty. The tiles are shaped in such a way that they can be juxtaposed easily alongside each other, without the need of great grouting space in between them. You only have to put the tiles in correct place and stuff the spaces between those with adhesive and grouting material. It should be kept in mind that in order to ensure longevity, proper grouting material and good quality adhesive must be used. As mentioned earlier, Mosaic tiles are easy to install and also cost-effective, but these tiles attrct a lot of dust, dirt, grime, grease, and food particles because of the great number of grout lines present on them. In other words, they house a lot of bacterias of various kinds. Therefore these perforation must be cleaned at regular intervals, to keep bacteria and other contaminants at bay. When kept clean and maintained properly, mosaic tiles can look stunning for years. Read more…