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    How can I drill holes on glass mosaic - kitchen back splash?

    I'm a diy lover and I've been getting lots of work done myself, or with some help from pro's every now and then. I've just gone through some renovation at home and one of the last steps was laying my glass mosaic back splash. Now I would like to make holes on it for some hooks I have. I've tried...
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    Glass Mosaic border help

    Sup fellas, Okay to here is a new job. Glass. I am using the adhesive strips for the mosaics. Stick the mosaics to that then tile adhesive to the wall. Before anyone asks I am using flexi floor adhesive for these tiles... Anyways, the mosaic has that plastic strip behind and is still sitting...
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    Glass Tiles

    What manufacturers and suppliers of glass tiles are there? I am looking for tiles similar to these: Broken Link Removed Although would prefer 200mm x 100mm and cheaper!
  4. D

    Another little pool Glass mosaic

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks7TTb0XJUs :thumbsup:
  5. R

    glass or tile

    well had a client wanted a tile that looks like glass well after two years of going back and forwards .test sample here at last .here s some pics goodbye glass hello tile looks cool against the white
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    Glass Tile edge Grinding/Smoothing

    Got some glass tiles to shape and wondered if anyone knows of a pad/disc that would clean up the edge to kill off the sharpness, I have a Fein but just wondered if there was a disc of sorts.
  7. R

    Fixing Glass Panel Splashbacks

    Evening all. Im doing a kitchen splashback in a few weeks time. (Walls are being plastered due to old tiles taking down about half the wall - hence delay in starting the job). The walls are going to be tiled using brick effect tiles, however the wall area that covers the width of the cooker...
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    Bostik Showerproof for glass mosaics in a shower?

    Hello, I need to tile one wall of a shower with glass mosaics. I have some Bostik Showerproof ready-mixed adhesive - would this work with glass mosaics? The spec of the mosaic tiles is: DESCRIPTION Crystal glass mosaic mounted on fibre meshback SIZE 15 x 15 x 8 mm thick USE Wall only WEAR...
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    1mm thick Glass brick effect tiles ?

    Hi, I have a job to look at were the customer has purchased 1mm thick 200 x 75mm glass brick effect tiles from walls and floors. Just wondering what the adhesive to use with these tiles as there glass and 1mm thin? she also want's a silver star speckled like grout. :smilewinkgrin:
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    Glass Mosaic Brick Tile splashback total mess ... please help

    Hi everyone, I picked out a glass brick mosaic for my kitchen splashback but the tiler my builder used has mucked up the laying. :mad2:Pic album is here https://plus.google.com/photos/105874346378556371679/albums/5989776281302338497?authkey=CNmPxoDb4fyWHw There was slumping and I could see...
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    Glass Mosaic bordr installation

    Got these glass mosaic strips to install, they are 8mm deep as are the tiles fitted to the already tanked walls. I was thinking to make an 8mm deep dog leg from something and cut some v notches into it to use to spread the ady which is white mapei flexi rapid. I think it'll be a fiddle arse to...
  12. CJ

    Glass Bricks....

    ....anyone ever done them?? Been asked by a customer I have done a bit for, but I have never done them? its only about 16 blocks above a doorway, and I will get some strapping of some sort to reinforce.......anything else I need to know??
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    Sealing natural stone & glass mosaic..?

    Hi folks! Got a couple of quick questions about sealing mosaic tiles. We've ordered some Classical Flagstones paris brick mosaic to use as an accent strip around the middle of the shower enclosure. This is a natural stone & glass mosaic and given it's natural stone, I figured it will need...
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    Glass mosaic cutting

    Hi all, ive got 30 m2 of glass mosics between 2 bathrooms soon.Theres going to be a lot of cutts to do and i was after some advice about the sigma mosaic cutter. Ive managed smaller amounts of mosaic with my sigma 3cm up till now.I was going to buy the scoring wheel that is on the sigma mosaic...
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    Adhesive for fixing stained glass mosaic to BACK of glass table top

    Hi, tilers! I am hoping what I want to do is not impossible. I have an outdoor table with a glass top. I would like to create a stained glass mosaic on the underside of the table (so that the surface will be completely smooth). Can you recommend an adhesive that would be: Strong enough to hold...
  16. O

    Polishing glass mosaic, advice needed please.

    I want to change the shape of some glass mosaic and I've been using 60 grit stone polishing paper. It's working but it's quite slow and destroys the pads fairly quickly. Is there a specific polishing pad out there for this purpose does anyone know? It's not to polish the face, but the sides, so...
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    dissolving backing - glass metro tiles

    Hi, Looking for some ideas about what could have caused our lovely glass tiles to look like they are either wet behind them or the backing coating is dissolving away. At first we thought they were still drying out but as the weeks have progressed there are more and more 'patches' where it looks...
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    Help! Mesh showing after grouting glass tile

    Hi All- i am a homeowner and in the process of a kitchen renovation. Our tiler just installed our backsplash. It is a clear glass tile with a white background on mesh. It's clear on all sides except the back. The tiler used white thinset to install. When he grouted the first area he noticed...
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    Glass Mosaic cutting blade, advice needed please.

    Hi all. i'd like some advice please. I'm about to undertake a 50m2 glass mosaic job made up of 35m2 of 20x20 (35m2) and 16m2 (10x10). Can anyone pease advise me on an excellent quality cutting blade for either a angle grinder (Flex grinder/polisher) or a 200mm wet cutting blade? Cheers everyone!
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    Mirrored Glass

    Hi Guys, Not really my cup of tea but a customer has me to fit some glass mirrored mosaics behind a cooker, only difference to normal mosaic fixing is these are incredibly thin glass so no real allowance for any adhesive oooze-out :) Any ideas, I guess just a thing screed of Bal Mosaic fix...

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