Mosaic tile, the detail that finishes a room

Mosaic tile is the design element that takes a project from done to designed. A single feature wall, shower floor, or backsplash band in glass, marble, or penny-round mosaic adds a custom-built feel that flat tile alone can't match. Ohio Carpet and Flooring sources and installs mosaic tile across Greater Columbus in glass, ceramic, natural stone, hex, penny-round, herringbone, and custom patterns.

Mosaic is also the right tile for shower floors, the smaller pieces follow the slope without lippage, and the extra grout lines add slip resistance exactly where you want it.

Most mosaics come on mesh or paper-faced sheets roughly 12x12. The skill is in the seams between sheets, lined up wrong, you'll see a grid pattern across the whole installation. We dry-lay every sheet, hand-pull individual tiles to break the pattern at sheet edges, and use white thinset under glass mosaics so the color stays true.

Glass mosaics in particular require care, we cut them with a wet saw and diamond blade, never snap them, and we use non-sanded grout to avoid scratching the glass faces. Mosaic pairs well with a larger-format wall tile as a border or accent band, request a free estimate if you're planning both.