Mosaicing our oven

[Frances]

Re: Mosaicing our oven

I would fire the oven well and thoroughly after the vermcrete has cured, but before adding the render - that way any humidity still left in the oven can escape.

Then render it, and once that layer has cured you can cook in the oven and mosaic at the same time... if you have four arms and days with more than 24 hours, that is.

Mosaic pictures? ...ok, I'll go right out and take some .

[shvuntz]

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FRANCES!... did you use any special adhesive ie; swimming pool stuff or anything?.. and grout?..is it enough to be stuff you would use in the bathroom?..
xx

[Frances]

Re: Mosaicing our oven

Right, you asked for it...


The oven is the largest mosaic I've done so far. The practice run for that was the cement chair. The rest is small stuff: a small table, various window sills, vases, tea pots, plates, boxes, salt and pepper shakers etc etc. Most of these are on the Forum already somewhere or other.

We've got a bathroom renovation due soon, so that'll be fun .

[Frances]

Re: Mosaicing our oven

FRANCES!... did you use any special adhesive ie; swimming pool stuff or anything?.. and grout?..is it enough to be stuff you would use in the bathroom?..
xx

Ha, we posted simultaneously!


I'm not an expert or anything, probably any tile layer will know more about this than me, but for what its worth: On the chair I used some super water-resistant stuff and the tiles have been chipping off like mad. So I didn't use any grout on the oven, because I was doing a free style sort of mosaic, and it survived the last winter beautifully.

The adhesive I usually use is a cement-based one for difficult surfaces. Its supposed to be more flexible than the regular kind, but I don't honestly know if it makes much difference. As for grout, just double-check that its frost resistant. I don't know, do they have outside and inside grout at all? If they do go for the outside kind.

[shvuntz]

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Bloody Hell,,,beautiful... Lucky we dont live together , our home would be a tourist attraction!... Gaudi would be jealous!...
Thank you for advice...I shall research the Grout! x

[james]

Re: Mosaicing our oven

This is a great thread guys, and I think it deserves correct placement in the Design Styles and Finish section.

Keep it going!
James