Mosaic Tiles in Mississauga & Barrie | Glass, Stone & Marble

• Shower floors: the number one mosaic job. The many grout joints give grip and let the tile follow the slope to the drain. Use porcelain, matte stone or pebble mosaics here, never polished glass or polished marble.
• Kitchen backsplashes: glass, marble and mixed-material mosaics behind the range and sink. Glass bounces light around a dark kitchen; stone mosaics warm up a white one.
• Shower niches and feature strips: a band of mosaic inside a porcelain shower breaks up a large wall without a full feature wall.
• Fireplace surrounds and feature walls: stacked stone, linear glass and marble herringbone mosaics give a focal wall its texture.
• Floors in powder rooms and entries: marble basketweave, hex and penny rounds in a honed finish are classic small-floor choices.

• Glass: brightest and easiest to clean; needs a white mortar (grey shows through) and a glass-rated thin-set. Not for floors unless specifically rated.
• Marble and natural stone: seal before grouting or the grout will stain the stone. Honed on floors, polished on walls.
• Porcelain: the workhorse for shower floors and wet areas, with the slip resistance and water absorption to match.
• Pebble: real river stones on mesh for shower floors and spa bathrooms; use a flexible grout and seal well.
• Metal and mixed: accent strips and backsplashes; check whether the metal pieces are rated for wet areas before putting them in a shower.

Subway and brick-set, 1x1 and 2x2 squares, hexagon from 1 inch to 2 inch, penny round, picket, chevron and herringbone, basketweave, linear stacked strips and fish scale. Set the mosaic sheet against the field tile it will sit beside; the grout colour you choose for the mosaic should match the field tile joints or the two will read as separate surfaces.

Flatten the substrate; mosaic sheets telegraph every bump. Use the mortar the material calls for, white for glass and light stone, and comb it with a 3/16 inch V-notch so it does not squeeze up through the joints. Cut the mesh, not the tile, wherever you can. Grout with an unsanded or fine-sanded grout on polished faces and glass, and keep shower floors on a waterproof membrane with a proper pre-slope. Our own crews install mosaic showers, backsplashes and feature walls across Mississauga, Barrie, Toronto and the surrounding areas, and the setting materials are sold from the same counter.

Bring the field tile or a photo of the room to the Mississauga store at 700 Dundas St E, 20 minutes from downtown Toronto, or the Barrie store at 112 Saunders Rd off Highway 400, and we will match the mosaic, the grout colour and the trim in one visit. Local pages: tile in Mississauga, tile in Barrie, tile in Toronto. Field tile pairs well with our porcelain and natural stone ranges.