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Danger - Tiles Can React Badly To Acids Such As Fruit Juices and Vinegar! »

Visitor’s Question - “Hello, I have recently had some metallic effect glass mosaic tiles fitted in a bathroom but unfortunately the tiler did not remove the excess grout (cement based) and it has hardened and does not remove by normal scrubbing. I’ve tried a mild (diluted) acid based grout remover on a sample tile […]

Glass Tiles - A History »

Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes. Glass was used in mosaics as early as 2500 BC, but it took until the 3rd Century BC before innovative artisans in Greece, Persia and India created glass tiles.Whereas clay tiles are dated as early as 8,000 BC, there were significant barriers to the development […]