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1 Belgravia St Penzance
TR182BJ
UK

07956169690

Easy to lay Victorian mosaic patterns by post. Black and White Victorian Mosaics. Chequerboard Tiles. Black and White Chequer. Original Victorian Mosaic Designs. Blue and White Chequer. Black and white hallways. Black and white paths. Black and white pathways. Victorian path tiles. Floor tiles. Victorian chequer tiles. Chessboard tiles. Victorian chessboard tiles. Original chequerboard tiles. Advice on design and colour. Tiles made in France and patterns built in our British workshop.

Complete instructions for the fitting and finishing of our beautiful, affordable mosaic floors. Frost resistant, heat resistant non-slip, hard wearing, vibrant original colours.

TECHNICAL INFO

T E C H N I C A L   I N F O R M A T I O N  

All you need to to know about using and laying our tiles

 

OUR MOSAICS

We supply the mosaics in easy to handle panels with a strong, flexible film facing rather than a mesh backing.

COLOURS
Our black and white tiles are the most popular but we have many other colours available. Visit our colour palette page to view the whole range.

EUROPEAN QUALITY
Our mosaics are made in Europe using a dust pressing method from porcelain clays. These very durable, water/frost proof tiles are fine grained, matt and smooth surfaced with a PEI rating of 4.

The mosaics have square edges and are sheeted by us with narrow grout joints. Not to be confused with the far eastern mosaics with rounded edges, rough surface and wide grout joints - these tiles are also often mesh backed which means that not all of the mosaic makes contact with the cement when it is laid.

READY TO LAY MOSAIC PANELS
The sheeted mosaics are all made in our studio to order. The tiles are 5mm thick & many of the designs are sheeted as panels of 6 tiles x 6 tiles (30.5cm square) with a narrow 1 to 2mm grout joint.                                                                      The rectangles & triangles are all hand cut. 

The panels are faced with a clear flexible adhesive film. This allows for very easy handling and fast fixing:

  • strong yet easy to remove

  • keeps the face of the mosaics clean whilst being laid

  • allows for complete adhesion and a more complete bond into the tile adhesive.

  • enables the tiler to easily make adjustments to individual tiles whilst fitting

  • helps to protect corners of the mosaics before grouting

Narrow 1 to 1.5mm spacing between the tiles gives an authentic Victorian mosaic appearance.

 

READY TO LAY BORDERS
Once the main pattern has been laid the border can be fitted. The border design is hand cut and sheeted by us in the workshop & supplied in rectangular sections for easy handling and rapid fixing.

Diamond and zig-zag borders include individual film faced corner sections in the price. These corner sections further speed up the laying of the border around the main pattern.

The outer line of the border is supplied as whole 5cm x 5cm tiles and will usually need to be cut to the required width by your tiler on site.   Inner border lines are supplied sheeted as 2.5cm x 5cm rectangles.  The outer border line can also be supplied as rectangles for an additional £3/linear metre.

 

  

THE PANELS ARE FACED WITH A CLEAR FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE FILM. THIS ALLOWS FOR VERY EASY HANDLING AND FAST FIXING.EADY TO LAY PANELSOur sheeted mosaics are all made in the studio to order. The chequer designs are sheeted as panels of 6 tiles x 6 tiles (3…
 
Banded Box Design

Banded Box Design

victorian mosaic tiles

Sizes

TILE SIZE: 5cm (50mm) square and 5mm thick

PANEL SIZE: Chequer is sheeted as 30.5cm square panels with 10.75 panels per square metre.

victorian mosaic floor tiles

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The mosaic panels are laid onto a trowelled bed of cement and the transparent film is easily removed once the cement is set.

Triangles are included with the chequer patterns to finish the edges - this saves the tiler's time cutting mosaics on site.

The outer finishing edge of the mosaic pathway or hallway will usually require black tiles to be cut to fit. Your tiler can do this or we can supply for a small extra cost. You will find all the information and materials list you need in our helpful guide.

** Please note that any designs or colour-ways of designs not shown on our website are tailor-made / personalised and we cannot accept returns. Please also ensure that you have found a tiler who is happy to lay this system of mosaic and is familiar with how it works. **

Love the tiles Valentine- thanks for your help and very professional service!

Simon M. London, September, 2023