backing stickers for mozaic sheets

[ian158]

...i see CTD sell sticky sheets that you stick to the back of mosaics sheets...are these any good...i need to cut sheets into strips of 2 and ive done it once before and it was a pain...are these good to use so that when your cutting the strips you get a better cut and easier to lay ?

 

[cam_low]

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/68398-mosaic-backing-sheets.html

 

[ian158]

will have a go then...dont seem to be any negative comments

 

[andyb1]

Used them a few times no problem, i still put field tiles up then slot them in.

 

[ian158]

Used them a few times no problem, i still put field tiles up then slot them in.

that my intension...just fiddley cutting sheets down to make borders.

 

[MTiler]

theyre ok, but you need to make sure the tile adhesive holds the backing sheets and mosaics on the substrate so theyre properly fixed and the mosaics dont come loose.

missyT

 

[The D]

BS5385 2.3 Mosaics.
Mosaics are available in a variety of shapes and sizes, in glazed and unglazed ceramic, glass and marble.
To facilitate ease of handling, mosaics are assembled as sheets, the individual tessera being glued either
face side down to paper (paper-faced mosaics), or bed side down to synthetic mesh, or to small tabs.

Paper-faced mosaics allow full contact to be achieved with the bed, i.e. mortar or adhesive. When sheets
are assembled by means of a backing material it should be made of synthetic fabric, not of cotton or paper.

For a mosaic which has been assembled with backing fabric or tabs it is essential that:

a) the fabric or tabs and their adhesive should not occupy more than 25 % of the area of each tessera. The
critical factor is the contact of the adhesive over the backs of the tesserae;

 

[The D]