Installation/Grouting/Sealing
We are NOT professional
installers but we have learned over the years from our clients that our tiles
are pretty darn easy for anyone to put up themselves. BEFORE you do though,
please READ the information that comes with your mural. If you are going to have
a professional installer come in, make sure THEY read it as well. Along with the
“what to do and not do” sheet, there is a picture grid of your mural that has
numbers that correspond with the numbers we have put on the back of your tiles.
We do recommend a tile adhesive called “Liquid Nails” (comes in a small hand
held tube for little jobs…a larger tube for caulking guns for the bigger ones.)
You can find it in any home improvement or hardware store. Just make sure that
your mural is held in place for 24 hours so no “slippage” of tiles occurs. (this
can be done by placing a thin, flat piece of wood under the bottom row of tiles
and temporarily nailing it into place until the adhesive is dry.)
Due to the “spacers” that are
a part of the CERAMIC tiles…there will be a 1/16” grout line in-between each
tile that will need to be filled. We do NOT recommend the normal way of grouting
(putting grouting material all over the tiles and then taking a wet sponge and
wiping off the access.) After the mural dries…just get a tube of SAND LESS grout
and run it down the seams. Then, take a wet finger and smooth it out. Voila!
You’re done!
With the TUMBLED
STONE…because of the natural pitting that can occur along the sides and where
four corners of the tiles meet…there may be some mild gaping here and there
along the seams/corners of your mural. To keep from seeing the wall behind your
mural, we suggest that you get a tube of SAND LESS grout and just run it along
the seams. You may want to wait until your mural arrives to choose what color
grouting to use. Some people like to match one of the subtle colors used in the
artwork. That is easier to do once your mural is there vs. what you see on our
website.
DO NOT PUT ADDITIONAL SEALER on our
tiles!! There are already FOUR (4) protective coatings and with so many
different brands on the market, we don’t know how another product would interact
with ours. 98% of our tiles are used for backsplashes…we’ve taken care of you
with OUR coatings.
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