Installation Instructions for Pebble Mosaic

PostAt@:3/30/2011

Using natural pebble for element of houses or building, will improve the aesthetic value of the building. As natural pebble has many types and characteristics, it will be able to fit many building styles.
Pebble mosaic is a perfect alternative to decorate any of your home surfaces, compared to traditional tiling such as ceramics. Pebble mosaic consists of similar smooth stones which manually arranged and glued to a certain size net and this will help you to redecorate your home surfaces quickly. Sometimes you need to refresh the old décor, change the old tile, or change the broken tile, then pebble mosaic may become one good choice for you.
No matter the surface condition, is it wet or dry, you can use pebble mosaic to decorate it. Some surfaces area that could be decorated with pebble mosaic such as: living room wall, counter-top & back-splash at kitchen, indoor garden, bathroom wall and flooring, fireplaces, patios and pools surface, landscape wall, etc.
The beauty of pebble mosaic on the wall or floor surface will much depend on its application process. Even, using the best and the most expensive of pebble mosaic, it will be useless if installation mosaic process does not follow the proper mosaic instructions.
Proper installation of pebble mosaic will bring other advantages beside its aesthetic value such as: create comfortable walk surface, long lasting / durable, neat and clean surface make it easy to be cleaned and maintained, etc.

Things to be considered on installation pebble mosaic

When planning the installation mosaic at your house, please consider the few things below to achieve the natural and beauty look:
*Choose the unique and appropriate installation pattern. Pebble mosaic pattern should be compatible with home style or other home decoration.
Sort the pebble mosaic carefully before installation.
*To get the long lasting installation, use high quality materials for cement, sealer, grout, etc.
*Additional ornament to the pebble mosaic surface. Some ornaments can be added after installation of pebble mosaic to get more beautiful surface.
*Installation of pebble mosaic should be done carefully and neatly. Follow the proper mosaic instructions.
*Consult to pebble mosaic installer expert or pebble mosaic seller. Installation of pebble mosaic need special skill and should be done by the competence person. The focus should be on the aesthetic value and the quality of installation, not the speed of pebble mosaic installation. Get the clear understanding about mosaic instructions. If there is any doubt, do not hesitate to ask the mosaic installer expert or pebble mosaic seller.
After mosaic installation, you need to take care and clean the pebble mosaic surface regularly. Any problems detected on pebble mosaic surface should be solved immediately.

Installation Pebble Mosaic: Do it by Yourself
Prepare some materials such as grout, sealer, thin set, trowel, scissors, paint brush, sponge, mortar, float

Pebble Mosaic Installation Instructions:

�Define the right place at your home where do you want to install the pebble mosaic.
�Clean the wall or floor surface, make sure it is free from dirt, oil, and any other contaminants.
�Apply thin set evenly using trowel
�Put the pebble mosaic sheet on the surface and interlock all sides
�For smaller space, pebble mosaic tile can be cut to fit the space size or use individual pebble to fit the empty surface.
�Leave 24 hours to make sure thin set dry
�To prevent color absorption from grout to pebble, apply single coat of sealer.
�Use float to apply grout so all the space between pebbles is filled with grout.
�Let grout dry for 20 minutes.
�Clean the grout excess using wet sponge until pebble mosaic surface is thoroughly clean.
�Leave 24 hours to make grout thoroughly dry.
�Apply sealer on top of it.

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