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Clear Glass Tile is certainly one of the most used tiles among homeowners and interior designers who are working on a kitchen backsplash, bathroom or swimming pool project. Because clear glass tiles are translucent - you can see through, they have a shiny and rich look that opens unlimited possibilities in terms of design.

Although this is of clear/translucent glass is "allowing light to pass through partially or diffusely", it doesn't mean that all clear glass tiles are transparent in ways that you can see, for example, an item or your hand behind it. Clear glass may be the material used to create these tiles, but they can have color or not.

Back colored clear glass mosaic tiles are by far the most used in the market. The tiles are constructed of clear/translucent glass usually from 4mm to 8mm thick, and they be given a coating/painting on the back during manufacturing, which is what gives the colour to the tile. Usually they are available mesh mounted on a fiberglass sheet or as field tiles such as subway 

Stained clear glass tiles are constructed of clear/translucent glass that are stained during its manufacturing process and then cut into multiple pieces. In this instance, you can see all the way through it even if it features a dark stain color, and that is the reason they are not mesh-backed, otherwise you would begin to see the mesh through the glass despite installed. Instead, they are mounted on clear-faced or paper-faced sheet. framery glasses

Plain or non-colored clear glass tiles are constructed of clear/translucent glass and do not need color in it. Although the word "plain" is employed to describe these kind of tiles, they are extremely elegant and easy to utilize if you wish to give a special "touch" to a kitchen backsplash, bathroom, and shower or swimming pool. Since they don't have any color inside and are totally transparent, they match any color from granite counter tops to kitchen cabinets and easily blend to the environment.

Stained and Plain Clear Glass Tiles require more attention when installing. Because you can see what's on another side of the tile, you might wind up seeing the trail made by the trowel when the installer was butting the wall. So it's recommended to use a white adhesive such as mastic and also butter the back of the tiles. Be sure to press the tiles firmly against the wall with a grout float and take a look if there is any air bubbles after every piece has been placed so you might correct the situation ahead of the adhesive dries. Definitely this kind of glass tiles takes more time to set up but the end result is absolutely worth.