As the name implies, glass tiles are tiles made from glass. Glass tiles have a number of distinct advantages in the tile making process; these advantages include beauty as well as durability. Glass mosaic tiles in Manhattan can be used for a variety of different applications, everything from a backsplash in the kitchen to bathroom floors to trim around garden walls. Glass tiles are available from a number of sources including DIY shops and specialist tile distributors. In some cases consumers are urged to deal with the manufacturer if they have a custom style or design that they would like to have produced.
Some glass tiles are produced from recycled glass while others are made from virgin glass while still others use both virgin and recycled material. Recycled glass tiles can be quite interesting as they come in a variety of colors, they are not only pleasing to the eye they are environmentally beneficial. By keeping perfectly good glass of landfills and giving it a new lease on life in the shape of tiles rather than bottles you can save precious resources.
People have a tendency to think of glass as nothing more than what they see every day, a product which is clear and shiny. There are a quite a few different finishes available for glass, some are opalescent having a reflective backing while other finishes are opaque or sandblasted to give them an interesting, rough texture. Glass tiles can be produced in any one of a hundred solid colors or a wide variety of patterns and the shapes can be square, triangular, rectangles or octagons. Glass mosaic tiles make use of all these differences, they usually come bonded to a sheet of backing material which allows them to be installed in sheets rather than small pieces.
Glass mosaic tiles in Manhattan make very beautiful additions to any home; they make interesting backsplashes in the kitchen and are often seen as the floor in a shower. Heavier versions of the same shapes are practical as countertops as they are durable. Many homes install glass tiles on a heated floor as they conduct heat slowly and evenly in a room.
If the glass tiles that have been selected for use are translucent then particular attention must be paid to the surface preparation, any small marks on the wall or surface will show through the tile, this includes marks from tile adhesive tools and brushes. Once the installation is done and the tiles have been grouted the effect can be startlingly beautiful.
At Italian Tile NYC you will find hundreds of glass mosaic tiles in stock. The individual tiles are available in various sizes and shapes and are fixed onto mesh backings for ease of installation.
