Hi there, my name is Maggie and I've worked at Mercury Mosaics for almost 11 years! I started out as a tile maker and worked my way through the studio glazing, loading tile into kilns, shipping, and laying out everything from fish scales to mosaics. If there's one thing I know about the world of tile is that it can be a totally complicated and mystical place. Luckily, our mesh-mounting process makes it super easy to understand all the nitty gritty details of laying out handmade tile... Read on to find out more about mesh sheets: the answer to your install questions! 1. Standard Bohemian Backsplash Mandy and Kevin of 188 sqft decided to take their RV to the next level and add a touch of personality to their kitchen with our handmade tile. They decided to go with one of our most popular standard tiles, Small Hexagons in 1036W Bluegrass. When ordering standard tile, you have two options. As mentioned above, you can either choose to have your tile mesh-mounted or loose. We always recommend mesh-mounting because it will save your installer the headache of installing tile piece by piece. In Mandy and Kevin's case, they received 18 easy to install sheets rather than 432 pieces of loose tile. The sheets that we make are also interlocking, meaning they fit together with every other sheet, whether they’re being connected on the right, left, top, or bottom sides. The goal is to have uniform grout lines that make every tile look like it was custom fit for your space As seen by the progression below, first we glue pieces of tile to approx. 1 sq ft of mesh. We go through this process until we've reached the amount of square feet needed for your project. Next, we carefully pack them and ship them right to your front door! For more on this backsplash, head over to our blog