Comments on: Glass Tile in Bathrooms and Beyond……

By: Ceramictec

Ceramictec — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:33:56 +0000

thanks for the compliment.
this actual niche was built out on the inside as we set the tile so everything hit full tile.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:37:38 +0000

I like the look of this niche. It is so perfectly wrapped with the tiles.
Did you calculate how many full tiles it'd take to do the width and the height of the niche before the niche was build?

By: Ceramictec

Ceramictec — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:36:00 +0000

Hi spectacular ,

sorry to tell you that you cant seal a glass tile. glass tile are impervious to water absorption unlike other tile that will absorb water.

just to show you, Porcelain tile has a 0.5% water absorption rate and Glass has a 0.3%.

since you seem to have a company that sells sealers, you might want to copy this below for your reference.

thanks for your comment though. :-)
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Water absorption rates are a measurement of how much moisture a specific type of tile is likely to absorb on an ongoing basis. Descriptions of the types of tile most suitable for your project comprise of four ratings, and are classified as under:

Impervious: Tile that will absorb less than 0.5% of water by weight.

Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 0.5% of water by weight, but less than 3.0%.

Semi-Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 3.0% of water by weight, but less than 7.0%.

Non-Vitreous: Tile that will absorb more than 7.0% of water by weight

By: spectacular

spectacular — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:55:05 +0000

Just make sure you seal those tiles after installing