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    Stone and glass mosaic's

    Hi there, Some advice and confirmation please :) My sister has chosen some stone and glass mosaic's for her feature in her bathroom but they will need cutting to be the way she would like them. The guy she has got doing the bathroom re-fit say's it is not possible to cut them :thumbsdown: Is...
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    Glass Hood

    Hi, Would a glazer be able to cut say 10mm of a glass hood? Cheers Paul
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    Can Glass tiles be fitted behind a ceramic hob

    I've noticed that some of the glass tiles sold, eg ones a Topps Tiles, say that they have to be 110mm away from a heat source. Is this true of all glass tiles?
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    Blade for cutting glass

    Any recommendations for a top notch glass blade please. 115/125mm preferably. Got a job week after next and the cutting needs to be as close to flawless as I can get.
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    Best adhesive for bnq glass tile?

    Hi just a quick question....i have some b n q 100x300 purple glass tiles to fit next week....on the back of the tile is like some kind of white plastic but its completley smooth, tiling in a kitchen what would be a good addy to use?...would white star be good enough or is it best for some kind...
  6. darren pealing

    Fitting fired earth glass mosaics

    Size of mosaic trowel to use 3 or 4.5 mm it also has to be flattened out so that adhesive lines aren't seen,kind regards Darren
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    Cutting and grouting glass mosaic wickes tiles

    Hi This is my first post in this forum, Am bizzy tiling a shower cubicle with white ceramic tiles and wanting to place a strip (approx 6in) of pink/red glass mosaics down the centre of wall from top to bottom that i got from Wickes, I have never used glass mosaics before, can these be cut with...
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    Anybody fitted glass tiles from Topps?

    Got a job thru Topps to rip off glass metros which had been tiled but water marks were coming thru,the tiles were from British ceramic tiles.the firm have accepted the backing was not the best so have now changed it and accepted the bill. i ripped off old tiles and adhesive,primed plaster(bal)...
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    Glass tiles cracked in kitchen

    Hello bought 3mm thich and 200x100mm glass tiles and had fitted in kitchen around June time last year. Had stainless steel tile edging fitted as well that is about 10mm deep. Tiler had to build up tile glue to bring out tiles to meet the trim. initially one tile cracked and few days later...
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    Tiling over glass mosaics

    Hay all, Just a quick one. I have to tile over some glass mosaics with some porcelain tiles No option unfortunately. I was planning on using cement based rapid set to but wanted to see if any of you have any other thoughts as need it to set up as quick as possible.
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    Glass and stone mosaic adhesive?

    Have about 1.5m square of mosaics to fix for kitchen splashback and after reading advice here was all set for a trip to topps for some Bal mosaic fix,but then i read a post by David Howe dated nov 2007 about glass wall tiles in which he states painted back glass should be fixed with apoxy or...
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    Glass wall tiles

    Hi, got a little job coming up, kitchen splashbacks in 150x75x10 glass wall tiles, Brick bonded. So a few questions as I'v not used these before. The customer doesn't want trims to be used around the window or external edges, so i need to get a good cut edge The tiles are about 10mm thick and...
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    Recessed channel for glass shower panel

    I have seen a floor channel with a solid rubber insert about 12mm wide, this was in a changing room floor for a swimming pool and was used to divide the changin room floor tiles and shower/toilet area floor tiles. Both wet areas. I want to use part of the channel to hold a glass shower panel...
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    Grouting advice needed for small glass mosaics

    Hi all. I have a problem with some small mosaic glass tiles. The glass mosaics are 8mm thick and are small 15mm x 15mm. I have tiled a bath base and complete shower with them. I have also tiled the entire bathroom including floor with 300mm x 600mm porcelain tiles. The customer brought all the...
  15. Dannym80

    Peronda porcelain & glass discoulouring

    Hi all, As you'll see I dont post as often as I probably should, here goes though; I've just finished a sizeable bathroom/wetroom, walls fitted with Peronda museum pure black, porcelain with sheet of glass on the face, as now sold at Topps. Firstly, these were a pig to cut due to the glass -...
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    Shadows through glass tiles

    Hi all, I've recently tiled behind a cooker hob with glass tiles which all went well. However the electrician installed the cooker hood and when the two lights were turned on ( which are very close to the wall tiles ) the light just catches the edges of the glass tiles and shines through...
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    Glass Mosaics Quality Help

    Hi, I am wondering if anyone would be able to help me. I am looking to buy some glass mosaics for a swimming pool project I have coming up. I have been told by various suppliers that their glass mosaics are better quality than the others however have not been able to back it up with any...
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    Problems with glass mosaic wall tiles

    Hi all, I am a newbie and diyer. We are retiling the bathroom in our new house but are having some problems with the glass mosaic wall tiles we have. Basically, the mosaics are going to create a vertical stripe approx 20cm wide and also a splashback. My brother in law is doing the tiling, he...
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    Glass Tiles Cracking - 200 x 100 x 3mm

    Hello Been searching on the net and here. I think I have the answer but need to confirm Had our kitchen fitted and finished about 2:5 months ago. The black tiles were a bit thin, but only ones I could get is 3mm. The were fitted with square edged stainless steel trim. The tiler had to put...
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    Glass Mosaic Tiles

    I'm in the process of re-tiling my bathroom walls. The wife has bought some expensive glass mosaic tiles which she wants to have sat in top of the new wall tiles in a border fashion. How best to make sure that the glass mosaic tiles are applied correctly and dont move on the adhesive please...

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