Advice Needed On Using Mosaic And Large Format Wall Tiles

[Flintstone]

If the tiles are curved and your going brick bond, your gonna have problems no may get what you do. I would stack them. Dare I ask, are they cheap tiles off the internet?

You can get a product called mosaic mesh, I use this when doing any mosaic strips. Gives them some rigidity and stops them moving about.

 

[DaveM]

The only problem I have is that the Mrs really wants the brick pattern, but she understands that she will have to wait to get new tiles to have it. I could live with them stacked.

As for cheap, not the cheapest, but around 20 a sq/m. Wickes replica they are called. There were a couple of reviews stating that they had bowed tiles, but I wrongly assumed it was just a bad batch.

@Localtiler I saw a vid on youtube where a tiler applied the adhesive to some stuff that he called membrane, then pressed the mosaic onto that, and then left it to harden and then cut the mosaic into strips and stuck them on the wall. is that what you mean? Thanks for the info!

 

[macten]

Stack'em Dave M - listen to the pros! We see the trends and can confirm half bond is going out of fashion.
If the Mrs is insistent then you could compromise and put them on the 3/4 bond. This will also reduce the problems caused by the bowed tiles somewhat.

 

[Sean Kelly]

To get over the difference in thickness of the tiles and the mosaics you can introduce a bit of bling to your bathroom. In the above picture I have tiled a shower with a large tile, then a 10mm chrome trim, then the mosaics, then a 10mm chrome trim and then a large tile. The picture may be a little fuzzy as camera flash is bouncing off the chrome trim. The mosaics are recessed by a couple of mm, but the trim hides the sides of the large tile.

Good luck.

 

[DaveM]

Stack'em Dave M - listen to the pros! We see the trends and can confirm half bond is going out of fashion.
If the Mrs is insistent then you could compromise and put them on the 3/4 bond. This will also reduce the problems caused by the bowed tiles somewhat.

I'm listening and I've shown the Mrs this and we are going with stacked! Thanks.

 

[WetSaw]

Excellent choice. Your wife is a wise woman!

 

[Italy]

Stack'em Dave M - listen to the pros! We see the trends and can confirm half bond is going out of fashion.
If the Mrs is insistent then you could compromise and put them on the 3/4 bond. This will also reduce the problems caused by the bowed tiles somewhat.

ahahha you are great.!!!

 

[DaveM]

View attachment 83094 To get over the difference in thickness of the tiles and the mosaics you can introduce a bit of bling to your bathroom. In the above picture I have tiled a shower with a large tile, then a 10mm chrome trim, then the mosaics, then a 10mm chrome trim and then a large tile. The picture may be a little fuzzy as camera flash is bouncing off the chrome trim. The mosaics are recessed by a couple of mm, but the trim hides the sides of the large tile.

Good luck.

Yes, that makes sense, looks great too, I'll run that idea past her too, thanks for the info

 

[hmtiling]

If you go the trim route put it behind the big tiles not the mosaics as it can kick the edges out slightly

 

[Flintstone]

Stacked looks way better and much more modern, the amount of people I talk aut of brick bond and they love it. Just gotta ditch the horizontal boarder now ;-)

 

[Flintstone]

The only problem I have is that the Mrs really wants the brick pattern, but she understands that she will have to wait to get new tiles to have it. I could live with them stacked.

As for cheap, not the cheapest, but around 20 a sq/m. Wickes replica they are called. There were a couple of reviews stating that they had bowed tiles, but I wrongly assumed it was just a bad batch.

@Localtiler I saw a vid on youtube where a tiler applied the adhesive to some stuff that he called membrane, then pressed the mosaic onto that, and then left it to harden and then cut the mosaic into strips and stuck them on the wall. is that what you mean? Thanks for the info!

Beava mosaic mesh it's called

 

[DaveM]

Stacked looks way better and much more modern, the amount of people I talk aut of brick bond and they love it. Just gotta ditch the horizontal boarder now ;-)

What's wrong with the horizontal border? Don't tell me they are last year as well, haha? We were also looking at just a vertical block of mosaic up the shower/bath area, but as the tiles are quite beige/ivory, the border was just to give it a bit of something interesting. I kind of liked the look of the border running behind the basin tap. Open to ideas though if it's out of date! Thanks for the info so far!

 

[Flintstone]

It's not last year Dave, it's straight outa the 90s!
I've not fitted a horizontal boarder for a very long time, if any mosaic is involved it's usually a band going up to the ceiling as you mentioned, I'm sure others will tell you the same. Have a look around at some photos. It all comes down to what your missus likes tho really.

 

[DaveM]

This is the tiles and the kind of look she wanted is in the photo, we went for mosaic from elsewhere as that was out of stock. I think this would be a lot easier with a strip up the shower area, especially as on that wall, there's a non symetrical window to contend with.

Wickes Replica Wall Tile Ivory 250 x 500mm | Wickes.co.uk

 

[Old Mod]

If you really want to be ahead of the crowd,
Go extra large format!!
U'd be trend setting amongst your friends.
There are countless designs and colours.
These are from a company called Porcel-Thin


This is a border!