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Cheap Mosaic Tile

Our cheapest mosaic tile is also our best mosaic tile.  Our new ceramic mosaic tile is fine porcelain, with solid color throughout.  It's cheaper than glass mosaic tile, but it comes in a wider variety of colors, is easier to cut, and it has a classic finish like stone instead of a glossy surface like glass.

Our staff mosaic artist, Joe Moorman, recommends this tile for both beginners and experienced artists:

It's difficult to list all the reasons why the porcelain tile may be THE best choice for your project.  It cuts much more cleanly than glass mosaic tile, so it is easier to make details for your mosaic.  It's also safer because cutting porcelain doesn't produce as many sharp edges as glass does.  The tile is solid color throughout, like glass tile, so there isn't a thin glaze that can chip off.  The color selection is better than most brands of glass mosaic tile.  The color pallet includes many "warm" and "cool" colors in light and dark shades.  That means you can make naturalistic pictures just as you could with paints.  The finish is matte like stone, not glossy like glass, so you can make mosaics with a classic Roman feel.  The tiles are small and flat with no rounded bevel on the edges like bathroom ceramic tile.  This means that all the tile is usable, and nothing has to be trimmed away as waste.  Also, the porcelain tile is cheaper than most glass mosaic tile.  It really is a no-brainer.

Here are some cautions for using this particular type of tile:

  1. Porcelain tile is unglazed, so its surface can be stained by grout. To preserve the full color of the tile, you should seal your mosaic with tile and grout sealer from the hardware store before grouting. (It's not difficult or expensive.)
  2. For architectural installations, porcelain tile should be installed with a latex-modified thin set mortar instead of glue. This prevents the possibility of moisture seeping through the micro-pores of the porcelain over the years and weakening any glue. For fine-art indoor mosaics, we use Weldbond glue.

 

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