Mosaic glass tiles installed in a siwmming pool are growing in popularity due to their versatility and functional qualities. Glass mosaic won't warp or fade and require much less maintenance than previously common ceramic or porcelain tiles. Addionally, glass mosaics reflect light in such a way that makes them appear iridescent and sparkling, giving your pool a much brighter and inviting appearance.

How to install glass mosaic in swimming pool?

1. Drain the pool completely. Chip, grind or bush hammer away any high spots along the liner of the pool. Chip away debris from around pipes and lights with a light chipping hammer.

2. Clean the entire surface of the ppo with a garden hose fitted with a pressure nozzle. Leave the pool to dry until the surface appears damp but there is no visible moisture on the surface. This is known as saturated surface dry.

3. Fill in around all light fixture and pipe penetrations with tightly packed hydraulic cement. Also fill in any large viods and crackes with the same until all the walls and floor of the shell are level. Follow all manufacturer's guidelines during installation. Keep the cement saturated surface dry for seven days to allow full curing.

4. Install an elastomeric membrane according to the manufacturer's directions, which installation varies widely by manufacturer. Installation and curing of the membrane takes approximately six days.

5. Dampen the surface of the pool to saturated surface dry again. Clean the back side of the tiles to remove any dust resulting from the manufacturing provess.

6. Mix glass mosaic tiles adhesive with water at a ratio of 3 to 1.  Continue mixing to a creamy consistency and then leave the mix to stand for 5 minutes. Stir again and then use immediately. Do not mix more adhesive than you can use in 15 minutes or it will begin to set before installation and will not bond efficiently with the tiles.

7. Spread the adhesive mixture over a small area of the pool surface at the highest part of the shell using the notched trowel. Install one sheet of mosaics over the adhesive. Hammer the mosaics gently with a rubber  grout float. Set a second sheet of mosaic in the same manner. Hold a level against the two sheets of mosaic to verify they are evenly installed. Tap as needed to level off any wavy or high spots. For mesh sheeting, wipe away any excess adhesive from the surface of the mosaic with a cloth immediately. Continue installing tiles in this manner until you have placed all the full shets of mosaic possible.

8. Score the paper, plastic sheeting or mesh holding the mosaic together with a utility knife to cut smaller pieces needed for the perimeter of each wall. Install the tile in the same manner as full-sized mosaic sheets. Peel away paper sheeting after adhesive cures for 20 minutes. Do not peel plastic sheeting until the adhesive fully cures.

9. Cover the pool. Leave the adhesive to cure according to manufacturer's instructions, checking often to determine when it is fully cured. Temperature, humidity and wind conditions will affect the drying process and you cannot proceed with grouting the mosaics until the adhesive  completely cures.

10. Moisten the tiles with a damp spnge.  Grout the tile with an epoxy grout scrape away any epoxy grout on the surface of the tiles with grout float held diagonally.

11. Scrub the surface of the tiles with  the scrubber provided with the epoxy grout and water after 45 minutes. Then rub the mosaic with a clean cloth to remove any remaining residue. Leave the grout to cure for 24 hours, then rinse any haze left on the mosaics with water.

12. Shoot caulk in all of the expansion joints using a caulking gun, taking care to fill an all the joints completely. Wipe away any caulk from the surface of the mosaics immediately.

13. Wait 20 days for all surfaces to fully cure before filling the pool with water. Fill the pool at a rate of 1-inch per hour.