Frequently Asked Questions

Mosaic tiles come in many varied materials including porcelain, ceramic, natural stone tiles, glass tiles and more. Each of these tile options offers a variety of different applications throughout the home and beyond.

Mosaic tiles can be used in any number of ways throughout your home’s interior and exterior spaces. Different materials will lend themselves better to specific applications; glass mosaic tiles for example are an excellent solution for tiling a pool while natural stone mosaic tiles can be used to create stylish feature walls in your home’s interior spaces. Mosaic tiles are often used to add a decorative touch as they are available in such a wide range of colours and patterns. You will also find that certain options in mosaic tiles can even be used as an interior floor tile making for a wonderfully tactile finish in your interior design scheme.

Certain varieties of mosaic tiles can be used as a flooring solution in residential applications. These include natural stone tiles (such as mosaic marble tiles for example) and some varieties of enamelled glass tiles.

While most tiling materials are resistant to water, certain mosaic tiles will offer a completely water resistant finish. Glass tiles for example are most often used as a pool tile, offering an incredibly versatile solution that is available in an endless range of colour options. View our collections of luxurious pool tiles here.

Traditional cement based grouts are often used with mosaic tiles, especially when paired with natural stone tiles or terrazzo tiles. Glass tiles however will benefit from a high quality epoxy grout that will actively assist in the prevention of dirt and grime build-up to create an incredibly low maintenance finish in your tiling project.

Mosaic tiles are usually sold in sheets where each individual tile is attached to a mesh backing that allows for ease of installation. Although a tile spacer is not used between each individual tile, spacers can be used in between each sheet instead to ensure correct alignment of your tiles.