Installation Guide

Chamber Cli Straw Mosaic
tile shown in grid pattern
Installation of
MOSAIC GLASS
& STONE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS | MOSAIC GLASS & STONE | PAGE 5 OF 5
Back-butter spreading of a bond coat
to the back of a ceramic tile
before placing the tile to
ensure a strong bond with
the thin-set mortar.
Balanced cuts perimeter tile cut at equal
size and installed on
opposite sides of an area;
also, equally sized cuts on
each side of a miter.
Butt joint
a plain square joint
between two members
with no grout joint.
Grout
a mix used for filling tile
joints, commonly based
of cement.
Mortar a mixture of cement paste
and fine aggregate used to
bond masonry together.
Plumb perpendicular to true level.
Substrate the underlying support for
a ceramic tile installation
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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