How To Mosaic A Concrete Wall

Make sure you don t scour the concrete or stone in places that aren t going to be covered with mosaic because it might look odd to have an artificially scoured and cleaned region around the mosaic.

How to mosaic a concrete wall.

Tamp 6 inches of paver base and a 1 inch layer of stone dust into the excavated area. Use your paint stirrer like a straight edge to scrape the concrete nice and flat and flush with the edge of the mold. Use a pencil or marker to mark an outline. Decide what size mosaic tiles are most appropriate for the level of detail in the design don t use 1.

Draw a simple cartoon outline on the mosaic surface. It should be strong enough to handle the weight of your mosaic pieces and the glue and grout. How to lay mosaic tile on concrete step 1. Pick the base to glue the mosaic tiles on.

Roll out a piece of butcher paper on a separate work surface. You can copy a mosaic pattern from a coloring book or your. Brick wall smoothed with thinset mortar before mounting mosaic. Dampen the concrete mix.

Cut the paper so it is slightly larger than your. Put the tile at the bottom of the mold and pour concrete over that. You can make a mosaic on nearly any surface. For an indoor project not subjected to moisture it is very simple.

Cut any pieces of tile that need to be cut with tile nippers. For mosaic tiles take a walk around your house and gather up all the little loose bits and detritus of daily living from beads and buttons to nuts and washers to game pieces and legos. You need to decide which you will use and the second is better for marbles and other found objects that aren t flat like ordinary tile. Tables planters bird baths or walking stones are all great options.

Press tile into wet concrete at the. Photo courtesy sabrina armstrong.