Everything You Should Know about Glass Mosaic Tiles

Glass mosaic tiles are a tiling material, which is ideally used for walls and vertical design features such as facades, swimming pool walls, and accent walls. As the name might suggest, these tiles are made by assembling attractive glass mosaics.

What are they made of?

The glass used in these tiles is of construction grade. Moreover, the glass mosaics are assembled on a metal mesh for support, durability and ease of installation.

There are different shapes, sizes, and colors of glass used in these tiles to help you create a distinctive texture on your walls.

The manufacturing process

The production procedure of glass tiles and glass mosaics involves a glass paste, which is fired at an extreme high temperature to create a paste or fluid of thinner consistency. This paste is then pressed onto a tile mold to create the tile of desired shape and size.

Different types of glass

In addition, there are different types of glass involved in the designing and production of these artistic wall tiles. Some of the types of glass used in these tiles are – solid glass, mirror glass, crystal glass, iridescent glass, transparent glass, reflective glass, and translucent glass.

Some glass mosaic tiles are made of fiber glass, which in some conditions is a more durable than traditional glass tiles.

Sizes and shapes

Glass mosaic tiles are available in all standard shapes and sizes – starting from rectangular to square shapes to hexagonal and interlocking patterns.

The most common sizes of glass mosaic tiles are 12 inches X 12 inches and 12 inches x 18 inches.  

Glass mosaic tiles can be used for the walls of your bathroom, shower surround, tub surround, kitchen, entryway, laundry and swimming pool.

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