What are the concerns relative to installing glass tiles and glass mosaics?
Since Dimensions glass is impervious, it requires good mortar mixing and mortar spreading techniques as well as consistent and accurate tile placement. Additionally, most installers have had bad experiences with glass tiles losing bond, generally because they did not use quality liquid latex fortified Portland cement mortars. Impervious tiles like Dimensions glass require a thin-set mortar with tenacious bond strength. Simple dry-set mortars and most low-end, multi-purpose thin-set mortars do not have the bond strength to ensure a good “grip” to the Dimensions glass surface. In addition, most of the glass mosaic tile made in the past was paper-face mounted. Working with paper-faced tiles requires more skill and accuracy than other type of mosaic tile applications where the tile is generally back dot-mounted or rear mesh-mounted (Like Dimensions Mosaics). Most installers have had bad experiences with these types of applications and therefore, they shy away from installations similar to
