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glass floor tiles,,cn you do it? do they make them or am i mad?:drool5:

Is it just me or has enyone else had this problem? Cutting L shape (check outs) from glass tiles. Tried all ways, but still get one edge spelching. Hope someone can suggest a way. Maybe its just me being thick:mad2:

I had a job this week tiling two 2sqm of Antimony Metallic 11 x 11 x 0.8cm glass tiles from fired Earth, behind a Aga. There was two power sockets to cut round...Now these tiles would not cut, in the end we had to get a sparky to come and move to sockets....I HATE GLASS TILES :ban:But it did...

I'v a customer who wants me to put 10mm x 10mm x 4mm glass mosaic on her shower tray. Just need to know if these will be ok for the shower tray, and what size trowel would be best to use. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Evening, lm after some tips on glass mosaic tiles, the tiles are 20mm sq putting them up in a shower cubicle, whats the best way to cut the tiles? and also need to drill them for the shower valve and riser fixing. Oh yes best adhesive and grout? any other tips that would help me out...

as title says guys. I gotta fit some glass tiles for my sister tomorrow. She reckons they don't need grout and can just rest on top and beside each other. I have no idea...has anybody else?

Hi this is my 1st post so please be gentle...haha.. Im quoting a wet room to be tiled in 100 x 200mm travertine tiles..The walls are aqua boarded and tanking to all corners. The shower tray is made of fibre glass and already has the `falls` created within it.. Obviously im using a white...

I have recently done a bathroom with a glass mosaic border. The mosaics were thinner than the tiles, so I used a thicker bed of addy, which meant a lot of cleaning up as it came through the mesh backing. I have since been told that there is a backer board that I could have used to bring the...

Has anyone any experince in fixing these and the upstands. Been asked to quote but unsure on acouple of things. I presume I'll need a glass cutting disk for my wet cutter when I come to cutting the upstands. Any reccomendations on adhessive most welcome. Cheers Pete

Hi was wondering if any one could help.Done a job last year installing colored glass tiles had allot of problems cutting was told in local tile shop that i could cut with my wet cutter.However when i was cutting the couler film on back would peel and the glass tile would chip.I had quit a knew...

My 1st post so hi all!, I'm fairly new to tiling and will be doing a kitchen splashback next week. The customer already purchased the tiles and they are glass mosaics. Although they are glass they aren't transparent so i'll be able to apply the adhesive straight onto newly skimmed walls...

especially 0.42 - 1.18 Some good tips in there too. YouTube - Glass Tile Backsplash

just been reading some threads on glass tiles. got to fix some this week. tiles are from B&Q 10x10 im sure they have a kind of greyish back to them. If these tiles need epoxy going to cost a lot more to do the job. so whats best for the customer? whats mirror mate and how much? they want the...

hi everyone. now im getting established with my tiling i seem to be getting a lot of glass mosaics.the problem i have often is that the masaics chip, or just breake away. this is where you more experienced tilers come in. is there a good cutter that i can put i my hand grinder that can cut these...

Hi - am in the middle of finishing off kitchen revamp and now need to complete tiling using glass mosaic tiles held on 30cm x 30cm mesh. 2 questions, answers to which would really help me out please.... 1) how do you get a consistent layer of 'solid bed' adhesive on a wall that's not too even...

I have a job coming up which I need to get a quote in for today and I dont know what to charge. Job is, three splashbacks, 11 sockets, glass mosaic border, trim and the area is a total of 6m2 tiling onto old adhesive on the drywall. thanks

Quoting kitchen at the present which has no cupboards on the wall just a glass curved extraction hood, the wall will have a brickbond splashback 50cms high but the customer wants it up to the hood (and the width of) not sure if it will look right though. Trawling thru the gallery at pres but so...

Hi all, just been to drop some ply off at a job i start tomo. Its a kitchen floor and splashback, thing is when i quoted job customer didn't have tiles. The tiles she has got for splashback are about 400mm x 150mm one is ceramic but the other is glass! I've never done a glass job before, they...

FACT: Shower glass at 10mm is heavy and need a number of fixings to hold that weight! At some stage you will need to install your shower glass panel and door. Most units come as an assembly pack that make use of 1) Large screws 2) Metal channels to secure the glass 3) Extra lugs or wall...

Got to say these are awful to work with twisted on sheets some of them (so spents alot of time replacing single pices) some glasses were different size to be honest they were £16 a m2 for glass mosaics defintley the low end of the market but i must say the b&q polished porcelain are...