How to separate the kitchen with glass tiles do it yourself

As you know, every day the building materials market expands significantly. It is important to pay attention to the fact that today it is extremely positively affected by competition. On the market now hundreds of manufacturers who do everything possible to seize the largest share of their range of building materials. This, in turn, slightly reduces the prices of products, and also allows you to forget about the low-quality product, as it is often a decisive aspect that significantly affects the choice of buyers.

Recently, great demand has products that has some originality. This may not be exactly the usual appearance of the material or original properties, thanks to which you can slightly improve the situation associated with the operation of the material. Today we can confidently say that new products are really worthy of attention, as manufacturers try to invest in them all the necessary advantages that have all classical construction resources.

Obviously, the decisive factor in this matter is often the price, since not all people are willing to spread enormous amounts for products, which has only one not quite a significant factor, if compared with long-known goods on the market.

In this article, we will look at the main features, as well as the specifics of using glass tiles. Conduct the process of finishing on the basis of this material, and without assistance to your own hands.

Features of glass tile

First, it should be noted that the glass tile is now really more than a popular material. This resource acquires the owners for various repair activities. First of all, the positive side of the glass tile concerns exactly the modern appearance of the material. This product looks in such a way that it will definitely be signed in almost any modern home style.

Accordingly, each owner has the opportunity to implement a unique design of the room without unnecessary problems, just combining various glazing chain options.

You can also find a glass mosaic on sale. This resource is practically the same as the tile, however has several modest sizes.

Using glass tile

It is worth it in mind that the glass tile is a somewhat specific material. It is necessary to consider the advantages of this product and use them in the repair process.

• Rooms with high humidity. In such conditions, unfortunately, many classic finishing materials feel not entirely comfortable. These most resources can be deformed, change their original appearance, and for the worse. Such spaces makes sense to attribute the bathroom, sauna, kitchen, and similar spaces. In case of water, either just with high humidity, the surface will not create any problems, and this is the most important thing.
• Offices, educational institutions, cafes, restaurants. In public places it is advisable to choose materials like ceramic tiles. The advantage of this choice is that the cleaning of surfaces is extremely simple. Moreover, we can talk about a wide variety of pollution, which easily removes with certain cleaning products. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that in rooms where people spend a lot of time, there is a need to implement a comfortable interior.
• To implement the original style of the room. Even if you need to create some kind of original design, and simply no need to protect against moisture and pollution, it still makes sense to look at the glass tile. This resource is a truly indispensable component for most design solutions. It is possible that in one or another project such a tile can be extremely small.

As part of a regular apartment, glass tile or mosaic is often used in the bathroom or in the kitchen. The living room or bedroom is better to use long-known solutions, including wallpapers, plastic panels, etc.

Advantages and disadvantages of glass tiles

Before purchasing glass tiles or plan repairs based on this material, it makes sense to consider the main advantages and disadvantages of this product. Already on the basis of the information received, it can be realized, whether it makes sense to acquire the material.

Advantages of glass tiles:

• High strength and reliability. This tile is not much different from ceramic products. Accordingly, it is extremely difficult to damage the glass tile, and it will definitely serve for many years.
• Appearance. You can find hundreds of variations of glass tiles. Positive news is that on this basis, it is possible to implement one or another designer project without unnecessary difficulties, which will not only be modern, but also, possibly original.
• Range. To date, manufacturers offer glass tiles of various dimensions, as well as original forms, so it will be possible to find material for certain design projects. Again, do not forget about the glass mosaic, which has modest dimensions and the original appearance.
• Practicality. It should be noted that when using glass tiles in the repair process there should be no problematic moments. The thing is that the material is practical, and in this regard he has practically no differences from ordinary ceramic tiles. It is enough to study the technology a little, and then everything will go like oil. However, it is not necessary to think that everything is extremely elementary here, there are rooms in which there are some specific details, which cannot be ignored.

Disadvantages of glass tiles:

• Price. Like many materials that appeared on sale relatively recently, the glass tile creates some inconvenience for people planning budget repairs. Although this material and a little more expensive ceramics, but this most difference is multiplied by the scale of repairs, and often funds that can be saved, turn out to be more than impressive. Surely a good exit from this problem again is the combination of various materials in order to maximize savings.
• A brilliant surface with time can disappear. Practice shows that under conditions when the glass tile is under regular water exposure, gradually comes off its shine. Accordingly, the material loses its corporate appearance and no positive effect bears. Therefore, it should be carefully analyzed, in which conditions there is a glass tile, and do some conclusions on this basis.
• Fragility material. Often, the glass tile suffers from fragility, which gently manifests itself during the repair process. Of course, it is necessary to keep in mind that the operation of the surface of such a tile must be appropriate.

Laying glass tiles in the kitchen

Practice shows that the process of decoration of the kitchen with glass tiles is not easy, as it is obvious that this material has its own characteristics. In addition, you should not forget that there are those basics to carry out the repair process without any problems. These most important aspects of technology should also be studied in order not to encounter problems or with the most positive result of the repair.

Tools and first steps

• First of all, we will need appropriate materials. This is a glass tile, special adhesive for this material, as well as a colorless grout.
• Also in the process, we will need to have a pencil, a plastic bucket, a rubber spatula and a grinder.

Preparatory activities

Here you need to understand that it is often necessary to prepare is a more important process than, directly, laying the material to the surface. Accordingly, everything starts with the preparation of the base.

• It often happens that the surface where the repair is carried out somewhat loose. For alignment, almost all existing means can be used, starting with putty and ending with a banal cement-sandy solution.
• Already after we have seen that the surface is perfectly aligned, you can proceed to the wall markup. Such a solution will allow to carry out everything qualitatively, since some deviations will be attended for the laying of the tile "on the eye". It should be borne in mind that the laying of the tile can be original, so during the markup it is worth considering. To apply the markup with a pencil, it is necessary to carefully, since the tile will be clearly visible through the transparent foundation.
• Now, immediately before the process of finishing the wall, you need to prepare adhesive mass. Glue should be special - for glass tiles. Here you also need to keep in mind that a plastic bucket should have for the preparation of glue. In addition, warm water will be required, which is best suited for this process. Immediately after the glue was prepared, it must be used as quickly as possible in repair, otherwise it will lose its basic properties.

It is also worth remembering the following aspects:

• It is important to control the temperature regime in which the repair process passes. It should be borne in mind that it is often at least +5 degrees Celsius, and no more than +30 degrees. If the temperature comes out for the specified framework, then, most likely, the problems will not be avoided. Especially dangerous are sharp change shifts.
• For various surfaces, appropriate glue compositions are used. It is important to remember that there is a sufficient amount of such products, so it will not be difficult to get the desired result.
• It is important that the fact that it is often used to repair various colors of glass tiles. Accordingly, the entire style of the room may depend on this, so it is necessary to do everything possible so that all the materials of the material are well combined together.

How to separate the kitchen with glass tiles. Finishing process

• First of all, when glue was prepared, you need to arm a spatula and apply the binding material to the surface. It is important to make a layer as smooth as possible so that it is better distributed over the surface. If the glue volumes that were applied to the surface are too large, then the tile can simply get along.
• Make the laying of the tile follows in accordance with the created plan or drawing, as each surface element can play a decisive role.
• For high-quality clutch, a small roller should be used, with which the adhesive composition is evenly distributed over the surface. Similar manipulations can be carried out and just with hand, however, the experience is often required for such actions, otherwise the result will be far from the highest quality.
• Laying occurs from below and in the ranks. In this process, you should not hurry. The same situation and the preparation of glue.
• The next step is to remove the film, if there is a one.
• Next comes the seams. In this case, the grout is used somewhat specific, since the tile is transparent, and the approach to it must be appropriate. Application occurs with a small spatula, which allows you to evenly distribute the entire material volume. Immediately after filling out all the seams, it is necessary to remove the most excess material that unambiguously take place after repair work. If you do not remove all the remnants of the grout in time, it is possible that it will significantly change the appearance of the surface, of course, for the worse.
• The final stage of works related to kitchen decoration with glass tiles is to remove all contamination on the surface, which was amenable to repair activities. It is worth considering the fact that it is not necessary to do anything original here, it is enough to arma with a wet sponge and diligently wipe. It is often that cement dust, which fell on the surface, hardened. Accordingly, remove all this with a wet sponge will not work. In this case, it is necessary to use a solution of sulfuric acid.

Specificity Cutting Glass Tile

The cutting of glass tiles is often quite complex task, since any flaw made in this process will be perfectly visible.

Most often for cutting used by Bulgarian. It should not be in a hurry in this case, since this may form chips or other flaws of the surface. In the event that the process is too sharp, then you can get cracks, which are simply unacceptable in the case of glass tiles.

Using transparent grout

It should also be noted here that in the process of surface finishing, it is advisable to use a colorless grout, into which epoxide is added. Ultimately, this mixture is easily opposed to temperature drops, and also allows you to forget about other problems in which the grout lost its initial properties.

It is also obvious that on sale you can find a grout under specific conditions, so it is worth paying attention to this when you buy.

Glass tile in the kitchen

Not always the use of glass tiles is similar to other conditions. It is necessary to draw attention to the fact that the kitchen is the same specific space as the bath or another room.

The most interesting thing is that within the cuisine you can use the tile not only for the wall, but also for the floor. Most often, the stylization of these surfaces is combined, which allows you to get more than an attractive externally design.

It is important to note that the glass tile can be covered not all the space that is available in the kitchen. It can be some separate area, and very small. The rest of the room can be simply covered with decorative plaster with which the glass tile looks quite presentable.

You can use a glass mosaic. The main thing is to use the most suitable units of material. Often, the mosaic is sold in the form of ready-made designer decisions. It can be a large image or just patterns. However, often something similar looks good in the bathroom.

Price issue

Earlier, we have already noted that the glass tile is not cheap, since the material is somewhat more expensive than ceramics, which according to the characteristics is a kind of analogue.

In order to save on the repair process, it is obviously combined to combine tiles with other materials. As mentioned earlier, decorative plaster can be used as the basis. Accordingly, the use of glass tiles in a small amount should have a positive effect on the overall style of space. However, such large-scale repairs should be carried out carefully, since the responsibility here is colossal, and first of all it concerns the large cash costs for materials.