How Do You Make Tile Mosaics On Cement Floors?
Mosaic tiles are very small tiles (generally 1 square inch or less) that are mounted on mesh-backed screens in groups of one or two square feet. By buying differently colored tile sheets, you can cut through the mesh, in the spaces between the tiles, and arrange them to form patterns, pictures and even words. Like all tiles, mosaics should be installed over a firm, solid underlayer. A cement floor is perfect for this, as long as it’s not cracked or uneven, and is thoroughly cleaned before tiling. Mix one cup of trisodium phosphate in a gallon bucket of warm water. Thoroughly scrub the surface of the cement floor with a scrub brush. Rinse it completely. Let it dry thoroughly. Pull a chalk snap-line over the cement floor in one direction, from the middle of one wall to the wall across from it. Snap the line. Lay another snap-line perpendicular to the first line (intersecting it at the middle), square it with a carpenter’s square, and snap the line, dividing the floor into four sections.
