Porcelain, Ceramic & travertine being the most widely used.
One of the trickiest tile to set would be the Glass Tile. Glass tile are tricky
due to numerous setting reasons as you will see when researching a tile contractor. I would recommend you select a Tile Contractor that is
familiar with setting Glass Tile.
Glass Tile are being used in the Bathroom on the walls and floors
as accent bands and deco's. shower floors, back splashes, pools
Glass floor tiles are usually set on a crack membrane with a white,
fast setting & flexible thinset. You need to set them so there are
no pockets of air trapped under the tiles. An uneven install with
pockets will eventually crack the tiles when they are walked on.
A normal glass tile is no different from polished porcelain in terms of
C.O.F.. Like any gloss tile glass tiles are usually slippery when wet.
If small a format (1 × 1") tiles are used on floors the frequent grout lines
create texture that will slightly inhibit slippage and add more C.O.F..
Glass tile manufacturers Villiglas, Interstyle, Oceanside and Vetrotile
all manufacture glass floor tiles that are made with a textured surface
that provides a high Coefficient Of Friction.
The use of Glass Tile is becoming more popular and discussed more
on Tile Help Forums these days like the John Bridge Tile Forum.
one of the best ways and my favorite way to set glass tile here in Florida
is by using the Laticrete one-step method for setting Glass Tile.
this will consists of using the Laticrete Sanded Grout (1500 Series)
mixed with Laticrete 4237 Latex Thin-Set Mortar Additive.
There is a wide variety of Glass Tile finishes to choose from like glossy, iridescent, etched, metallic or printed, and textures like flat, rippled, relief
or dimpled. And also tile sizes from 1", 2", 4", 5", 6", 8" and even large sized
glass tile 12" up to 24" in size.
with new manufacturing techniques glass tile continues to advance with variations in textures, styles & colors and continue to in the years to come.
So no matter what size, style or color of Glass Tile you choose I'm sure
you will love coming home to the new area you have transformed.
Hi spectacular ,
ReplyDeletesorry to tell you that you cant seal a glass tile. glass tile are impervious to water absorption unlike other tile that will absorb water.
just to show you, Porcelain tile has a 0.5% water absorption rate and Glass has a 0.3%.
since you seem to have a company that sells sealers, you might want to copy this below for your reference.
thanks for your comment though. :-)
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Water absorption rates are a measurement of how much moisture a specific type of tile is likely to absorb on an ongoing basis. Descriptions of the types of tile most suitable for your project comprise of four ratings, and are classified as under:
Impervious: Tile that will absorb less than 0.5% of water by weight.
Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 0.5% of water by weight, but less than 3.0%.
Semi-Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 3.0% of water by weight, but less than 7.0%.
Non-Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 7.0% of water by weight
I like the look of this niche. It is so perfectly wrapped with the tiles.
ReplyDeleteDid you calculate how many full tiles it'd take to do the width and the height of the niche before the niche was build?
thanks for the compliment.
ReplyDeletethis actual niche was built out on the inside as we set the tile so everything hit full tile.
Thanks for your site, I'm learning lots! Especially appreciate the info on curb less showers, so I can show the contractors and doubting Thomas's that it can be done! We are remodeling 3 bathrooms. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeletethank you :-)
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