Kitchen Styles - Tile Styles- Glass Tile

Glass

Pros: Available in an enormous variety of sizes, shapes, color, patterns and textures. Can be used throughout the kitchen and bath and as flooring. Water, stain and frost proof. Easy to maintain.

Cons: Clear types are difficult to install and can scratch. Expensive.

Installation tips: Flooring substrates should be either concrete or plywood and cement board combination. Can be installed vertically in dry areas on drywall, plaster, masonry or any clean, stable surface. Cut tile using a wet saw fitted with a glass-cutting blade. Set tiles using a 1/4", V-notched trowel and white modified thinset. Clear glass must be set with flattened trowel marks, whereas opaque glass may be set with the notches intact.  Care must be taken when installing mosaics to prevent setting material from squeezing up between joints.

Care and maintenance: There is no need to seal glass tile, however, sealing the grout is recommended. Clean with a glass cleaner and buff with a soft dry rag.

  

Glass tile by Daltile