Glass tiles 10X prettier than ceramic tiles?
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Help with Tile Design - Subway & Glass Tile
Comments (22)This is such a great thread!! I really like the idea of vertical subways and then accent glass tiles running vertically in the shower to simulate the waterfall (I saw metalic ones this way in a video on the HGTV site). I have a small city bathroom so not much room to play with. My mind in dancing around this idea but if I did that then the only 'wow' would be that one vertical stripe within the shower. (All four walls will be tiled since the moisture situation makes this the only real choice so that leaves painting the walls outside the shower not an option.) If I go the traditional horizontal subway tile route with an accent strip all around the whole bathroom then the 'wow' is everywhere but the overall looks isn't as modern as I'd like. I really like the modernness of the vertical layout but how can I incorporate the glass tiles elsewhere besides the one vertical stripe in the shower? Anyone have any creative ideas?...See MoreDifference Between Porcelain, Ceramic, and Glazed Ceramic Tiles
Comments (4)Ceramic tile is a mixture of clays and other natural materials. The special clays are mined from the earth, shaped, colored and than fired in kilns. Traditional ceramic tile can be naturally colored and left unglazed like terra cotta, or they can feature colored or highly designed surfaces which can be glazed (finished with a glass surface) either in a high gloss or matte finish. Most ceramic tile has either a white or red body coloration underneath the glazed, colored top layer. Glazed porcelain has a body made of the porcelain material and then a glaze is applied over the surface much like a regular ceramic tile Porcelain tile is a newer form of ceramic tile and extremly popular among homeowners. Porcelain tiles are composed of fine porcelain clays and fired at much higher temperatures than ceramic tiles. This process makes porcelain tile more dense, less porous, much harder and less prone to moisture and stain absorption than ceramic tiles. For these reasons, most porcelain tiles are suitable for both indoor and outdoor installations. Porcelain tiles are also harder to cut due to their density and hardness. For other information you can check this site Ciciliot...See MoreCombining glass and ceramic tile on a backsplash
Comments (3)I can't speak to the grouting issue but I can tell you MY experience with the luan idea. We did a similar installation in our kitchen a few weeks ago. 3x6 ceramic subways with a 3' strip of glass for accent. The glass tiles were just a bit thinner than the subway. We did a firring strip and it worked great. We did find a couple of issued. Our firring strip was very thin. We glued and bradded it in place. The glue led the strip to want to cup away from the wall. We ended up putting it in place and then screwing some "braces in place over the top of it until it could dry well. Then we removed the braces, applied our thinset and set our tiles. I tell you that they are very firmly in place. No worries there. Now, ours are on the upper part of our backsplash so I don't expect them to get wet (hardly at all). If I get that messy in my kitchen I have bigger issues to worry about. I know some folks don't like to tile onto wood but if I am correct, I have read Bill V. say he would do it in certain circumstances. As suggested above, he's the master. If you don't get a reply from him in here or bathrooms, try the John Bridge tile forum. He hangs out there too. It's easy to find....See MoreGlass Tile Accent with Porcelain Subway Tiles?
Comments (21)So has anyone seen pictures of alternatives besides a entire row of an accent tile? We have a 15 foot run that is very horizontal in nature, and I'm not that fond of having yet another horizontal line. But I REALLY would like an accent of some sort besides what is going over the stovetop in the middle. I was at the tile store today, and 1 of the employees suggested randomly dropping a skinny row of mosiac between the subway tiles. We were looking at a noce 3x6, plus a polished scabos (matches granite well, and I don't like glass) mosiac. Interjecting the mosiac seems to really go against the spirit of doing a subway, but it could give an accent. So is this mission impossible, and I should look at a more conventional tile pattern? Any other ideas?...See Moresweeby
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