Install Glass Sheet Backsplash

Use a 3 16 v notched trowel to spread white tile mastic adhesive on the wall.

Install glass sheet backsplash.

Do not touch or clean the tiles during this time. Though glass tiles are lovely sheet glass creates a style impact that also makes your kitchen seem larger and more full of light. Using a single sheet of glass as a backsplash is a popular design trend in home kitchen. Backsplashes provide homeowners with the avenue to express their creativity with different colors textures and materials.

Install the tiles pick a focal point on the wall that you want as the center of the backsplash and mark it with painter s tape. It s important to use white adhesive because any color behind the tile will show through the glass. The ideal walls for glass backsplash installations are walls directly behind sinks and then stretch the entire length of the countertop especially for kitchen walls. Working in both directions from the center point lay out the tiles.

Prep the wall apply the thinset and install the tile. Learn more about the sheet glass backsplash installation process and how glass doctor can help. The manufacturer recommended this mastic for this type of tile. Make sure to start with a smooth clean white surface so that nothing shows through your frosted glass.

How to install a glass mosaic tile backsplash illustration by gregory nemec. Although more popular in the kitchen glass backsplashes are also used in the bathrooms as well. Apply painter s tape along the back edge of the countertop to protect the granite. Once your piece is where you want it to be lock it into place along its top edge by nailing a piece of quarter.