Installation & Assembly

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Glass Tile Installation and Maintenace Guide
Viva Linda
These instructions are meant to be a general
guide to most installations, under normal
conditions. Please read and understand this
information before installation. If you have no
specific experience with the installation of glass
and stone products, or if you have any doubt
about the installation or the use and/or care of
glass and stone tile products, obtain professional
installation and advice.
Important Note: The stone and/or marble
pieces in the VIVA LINDA mosaics are subject to
all the traditional inconsistencies of natural stone
such as mild edge chips and variation in shade
and/or veining!
PIXL’s VIVA LINDA mosaics contain transparent
glass. Mosaics are mesh-mounted. The back of
each glass tile is coated with the desired color,
plus a matte, white protective coating which
is visible on the back. These coatings are fired
onto the glass. When working with glass and
stone combinations, it is strongly recommended
that all components, tile, mortar, grout and
substrate, be brought to a workable and
consistent temperature (above 60 degrees F) and
maintained throughout the installation.
APPLICATIONS
PIXL’s VIVA LINDA mosaics can be used for
interior and exterior wall applications, in wet or
dry locations. These glass and stone tiles are not
recommended for use in water applications such
as pool liners, fountains and spas. Acceptable
substrates include cement backer units and/or
concrete masonry block; gypsum wallboard can
be used for dry interior walls only. Cement mortar
beds are acceptable after a minimum 10-day cure
time.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Verify products BEFORE installation for any
visible defect and/or other aspects that may be
questionable, such as, but not limited to: shade
variations, chipped edges, scratched surfaces,
correspondence between ordered and supplied
products, etc. Installation of products claimed to
be defective or not corresponding to customer’s
expectations constitutes acceptance of the
product “as is” and no claims will be accepted
after installation.
It is strongly recommended that you do not use
the following setting materials:
- Organic Adhesive (mastic) may become yellow
and their bonding strength is generally weaker.
- Epoxy is not flexible enough, it may degrade
and change color in sunlight.
As with all tile installations, expansion joints are
necessary. Follow Tile Council of North America
guideline EJ 171-06 or current year.
Be advised, PIXL believes it is necessary to
emphasize and remind owners and installers
that glass tile does expand and contract more
than ceramic and porcelain tile. This movement
needs to be accommodated in the installation,
particularly where high and low temperature
changes may occur. Be sure to use flexible
sealant/caulk joints anywhere tile work abuts
retraining surfaces such as perimeter walls,
inside corners, dissimilar floors, curbs, counters,
backsplashes, columns, pipes, ceilings, cabinets
or any projection through the tiled surface and in
compliance with Tile Council of North America
guidelines. This recommendation is standard
installation procedure though frequently ignored
with ceramic tile. It is critical with glass tile
installation.
For setting the tiles/mosaic sheets it is
recommended that you use only a consistently
white thin-set mortar, modified with polymer or
latex, compliant with ANSI 118.4
A ¼” x ¼” square-notched trowel should be used.
All trowel ridges in the thin-set must be smoothed
out using the flat edge of the trowel before setting
the tile. Un-mounted individual tiles should be
“back- buttered” with a thin, continuous layer
of the mortar. Mortar layers that are too thick
can shrink and crack the glass and stone pieces.
Work small areas of 4 to 6 square feet that can be
accomplished in 15 to 20 minutes. This will assure
bonding mortar remains fresh. Any this- set
mortar that has pushed up into the joints must
be removed by scraping the joint with a margin
trowel or putty knife, taking care not to scratch
the surface of the tiles.