Yet at another job Josh orchestrated recently was  a Bedroom Bath using a 1" x 6" glass tile at all the walls and the shower area.  This particular glass was less than an 1/8" thick and had to be handled very carefully.  This first picture shows two of the shower walls that Josh has already installed glass on.  He is having Beers apply the 2nd coat of waterproof membrane around the shampoo niche so he can finish off the main back wall in the shower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here Josh is seen polishing a cut edge with his grinder.  All the edges had to be cut with a common glass cutter since the material was so thin.  Josh held back all of his cut edges in the corners about an 1/8" for expansion any glass will have some movement in it.  It is important not to "squeeze" the glass by installing it too tight.

 

 

When it got down to selecting the grout, Pat (our sales manager) and I had a difficult time deciding between two colors.  This picture shows a mockup I had the men do on the job in order to decide.  I am a big user in "mock-ups" in order to make a proper decision.  Taking the time to do a mockup is something many contractors would never dream of doing.  I on the other hand am glad to do it if it assures us of making the best decision.  Sometimes it is just too hard to decide from a small sample or grout chip chart!

 

 

 

 

After deciding on our grout color, Beers is seen here applying the first batch.  Because of the low porosity of the tiles, Beers is using a dry soft cloth to work the grout down and clean it off the surface.  The dry cloth keeps the grout joint nice and full and less water is better in order to keep the joint strong and uniform in color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, another job well done!  Bravo to Josh and Beers both!

PS ~ can you find the shampoo niche?

 

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