Yesterday, Jason got started on installing some glass tiles around the side-walls of a free standing tub.  This job is a tough one as the tub is in some tight quarters for installing tile.  Jason has had to lay down, bend over, get on his stomach, etc. in order to get behind the tub as shown in this first picture.   Jason has had to trowel a preliminary "scratch coat" on the walls.  This is due to the fact that the glass tiles we are installing are clear and the walls have been painted a dark color.  To make sure that no color comes through, we coat the areas to be covered in a white mortar prior to installing any glass.

This next picture shows Jason getting around the plumbing fixtures as he applied the scratch coat.  To do this he is using a small margin trowel that has a v-notch blade.

Since the edges of these glass tiles are unfinished we have decided to use an L-edge at the outside perimeters.  In this picture you can see Jason has applied the L-edges ahead of time so he can smooth out the slight ridge produced by the L-edge itself. The L-edge is attached with the same mortar Jason is using for the scratch coat.  This picture also shows a piece of painter's tape Jason has applied to hold the outside corners together while the mortar cures.

To apply the L-edge ahead of time Jason had to carefully layout the job and figure to the 1/16 of an inch just how high the last tile would be placed. This next shot shows the glass tiles prior to installation.  You can see that they come in 12" x 12" sheets with a paper facing.  Notice the L-edge placed at the top of the sheets for measuring the proper distance. This is a brave move on Jason's part since the slightest variance would mean big trouble as he installs the glass, but his experience and confidence is leading the way!