Glass tile install using the Laticrete "one step method"

This is a bathroom wall we did about one year ago with paper face mounted glass tile mosaics.

The bathroom is in Canton, Michigan and the home owner was a past client of ours.

To install this glass we used the Laticrete "one step method" which consists of mixing the sanded grout which was Laticrete Bright White 1500 grout with their 4237 admix to make basically a grout adhesive. The mixture is spread on the wall and then spread on the back of the mosaics and then the sheets are mounted on the wall and beaten in with a block of wood or float.

The sheets are then let set-up for approx. 15 -20 minutes and are then whetted down with a sponge and let sit a few more minutes so the water can dissolve the glue and then the paper is slowly pulled back and removed. When the paper is removed the individual pieces can be re-aligned if needed and can also be cleaned down with a sponge.

A finished install in one go and no messing around with a knife or bristle brush the next day trying to clean thinset out of the joints.

50s style kitchen in Westland Mi.

This is a small kitchen we did last week in Westland, the homeowner wanted to create a 50s look and feel to his space. There was two layers of vinyl flooring already down and this was removed and then new 3/8" sanded plywood was installed and screwed down to the existing subfloor.

On top of the plywood we installed Schluter Ditra uncoupling membrane with Laticretes 253 Gold thinset, and this was let sit over night.

The tile is Crossvilles Powdered Sugar 12x12 and Crossvilles Black Lagoon 6x6 and is installed in a diagonal hopscotch pattern and the grout will be Laticretes Permacolour "Raven".