Glass tile DIY: Yes, you can install your own backsplash (with video)

Step 1: Home Depot instructor Charles Murphy shows how to to apply SimpleMat, an adhesive backing for glass tile that is less messy than Mastic and faster since the adhesive backing doesnt have to set up overnight.

Step 2: After unwrapping the tile square, use scissors or a utility knife to cut the tile to size, making sure to cut the back webbing as close as possible to the tile.

Step 3: Peel the film off the front of the SimpleMat where the tile will be placed. Curl the tile forward, as shown, so that only the bottom row dangles loosely.

Step 4: Melody Goodwin applies the first tile square on a practice board, starting at what would be the bottom of the backsplash. Place the loose bottom row into position, then unroll the square upward, pressing into place as you go.

Step 5: When the tile is in position, use a grout float to press it firmly to the adhesive SimpleMat.

Glass tile

SimpleMat Tile-setting mat

Trowel

Premixed grout

2-inch painter's tape

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