A Brief Introduction Of Metal Mosaic Tile
March 18,2022
Mosaic are some beautiful and creative patterns that is combined of some metal, stone or glass.
Nowadays, people want to personalize their decoration and fill their families with their own style. And the conventional ceramic tile can no longer meet the current decoration needs. Therefore, there are many personalized materials, metal mosaic is one of them. Next, we will introduce the size of metal mosaic and the construction technology of metal mosaic.
Size Of Metal Mosaic Tile
Metal mosaic is divided into stainless steel mosaic, aluminum plastic plate mosaic and aluminum alloy mosaic. Among them, stainless steel mosaics account for a small part of metal mosaics in the market because stainless steel mosaics will react with oxygen and become dim. However, because of its advantages such as low price and wear resistance, it still has a certain market. There are many kinds of decorative materials of mosaic in the market, such as real metal mosaic peel and stick tile and satori loft copper metallic penny round, which bring more colors to people's home decoration.
Aluminum plastic plate mosaic is one of the mainstream metal mosaics. It is widely loved by consumers because of its many kinds of patterns, rich colors, light texture and simple engineering in collage. The particles of aluminum alloy mosaic are all aluminum. Its strength is guaranteed compared with the first two, and it can be processed twice. It can be used as phantom, laser and other decoration. However, due to its high cost and single color, it is not loved by consumers like aluminum plastic plate mosaic.
General mosaic commonly used size: 9.5x9 5mm, 10X10mm, 15x15mm, 20x20mm, etc. the thickness is mainly 1mm, 2mm, 24mm, 5mm, 6mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, etc. The thickness of metal mosaic is generally between 4-8mm.
Construction Technology Of Metal Mosaic
Step One: Check
The mosaic of any material shall ensure that the construction surface is clean and tidy before construction, and the metal mosaic is no exception, and the requirements for metal mosaic are more strict, especially pay attention to whether the wall is wet or cracked. Because the air permeability of metal mosaic is not as strong as that of ceramic tile mosaic, it even has no air permeability, the water vapor will be kept in the wall all the time.Over time, the wall will become moldy, and the glue on the back of the metal mosaic on the surface will fall off because of moisture.
Step Two: Pave
After the inspection work is done, we should be ready for paving.
- First, determine the position of the mosaic on the wall to be paved, and then use the pencil box level to determine the marking. Uncover the back glue of the metal mosaic, and then stick it according to the scribed position. At this time, pay attention not to use force to avoid that there are uneven places that cannot be adjusted in a small range later.
- After all the metal mosaics are paved, the surface can be gently flattened with a guiding ruler. Be careful not to use force to avoid breaking and replacing the metal surface.
- Gently beat the surface of metal mosaic with a small rubber hammer to make the adhesive between back glue and wall more firm, especially at the edge.
- Metal mosaics do not need pointing treatment, so after paving, just tear off the protective film on the surface of the mosaics, and then wipe it with soft cloth.
Special note: because it is made of metal, in order to avoid chemical reaction, pay attention not to clean it with acidic and alkaline cleaning agents to avoid blackening and rusting on the mosaic surface
Step Three: Wait
After the metal mosaic is paved, it is best to keep the space closed for 48 hours. This period is the period when the adhesive backing plays its role. Therefore, do not drench the mosaic with water to avoid falling off due to poor adhesive effect.
In The End
Metal mosaic is a popular type of home decoration. We can provide much more styles of metal mosaic according to your demands, such as metallic random silver mix mosaic tile, welcome to contact us.