packing out mosaic borders

[The D]

same as mr Hobson for me as well

 

[hillhead]

I do as above but have even used ditra as backing,lol.

 

[Peter]

Do that method also. If the borders aren't too heavy and can support themselves then I put on a few mm thicker than I need, let set for 10 mins and press the mosaics into the full bed.

 

[area tiling]

I use similar method as phil but I cut out a section of plywood and leave it slightly less than the thickness of the mosaic, i taper the edge of the gauge and pull it down the wall at an angle , so that the adhesive can get away and doesn't overload the space !

 

[macten]

All good tips for getting round an annoying problem

 

[bugs183]

It's just a pig when the customer adds the mosaics on to the job, as it can lead to hours of faffing.
I always remind the client that mosaic borders are an extra daywork item as you can easily loose a day getting them correct.

 

[afright]

This is one way using adhesive

Thats how I would screed manhole covers with sand and cement way back yonder.as the merekat would say simples.

 

[Marksmithtiling]

How do you spread the adhesive on a thin border? I've actually chopped down a mosaic trowel to about 5cm wide so it fits in the gap! Just wondered if there were any other methods.

I use the cheap blue DIY plastic spreaders from Topps,cut down as required ,only about 99p

 

[macten]

I use the cheap blue DIY plastic spreaders from Topps,cut down as required ,only about 99p

I recently bought half a dozen of them for just that purpose.