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| Tile Backsplash, Recycled |
| This DIY Basic, brought to you by Green Works natural cleaners, will provide tips on installing a recycled tile backsplash. |
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When remodeling your kitchen, recycled tiles made form glass can create a unique backsplash (figure A). - Just measure the are to be tiled and sketch it out on a large piece of paper.
- You can take this template and begin laying out your tile in a random pattern.
- They can be attached by spreading a layer of thinset and working in a small area (figure B) keeps the adhesive from drying out.
- When working with glass tiles, a latex thinset won’t shrink and lose its bond with the non-absorbent glass.
- Once you’ve applied the thinset with notches, you can smooth them out a little so they won’t show through.
- If you have a break in the counter top due to an appliance, a 2 by 4 mounted to the wall (figure C) will help to maintain a level base.
- Using recycled materials is a green approach to re-modeling and you’ll get great looking results.
Web Extras - Use spacers between tiles to keep a uniform pattern, but if they don’t line up perfectly, that’s okay. Once grout is applied many of those imperfections will become less noticeable.
- Once the tiles have been applied to the backsplash and have set, apply grout with a float. Hold the float at a 45-degree angle and spread grout over the tiles in various directions to make sure it is forced down into the grout lines.
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