Glass Tile Fading

[Katy Tx Mom]

Did anyone use Furlo Glass Mosaic glass tiles and they started fading and turning brown? We bought them from a large reputable tile company in Houston, TX and are hoping they will help. What a pain! The pool build was painful enough, after the first company left with half our $. I'm starting to think we are cursed, lol.

Hopefully this is the right place to put this. It's not currently under construction, but it will be, once again, soon, lol

 

[ajw22]

You sure it is the tile color that faded and not the thinset that shows through the glass tile?

Have you popped one faded tile off to compare it to a new tile?

 

[Katy Tx Mom]

We haven't done that. But, now it is turning to a dingy color in places, some that are nowhere near the pool water. Plus the tile is made with the color layer on the back of the tile. It's not opaque. A pool company came to give us a quote and said its happening to a bunch of people around the Houston area

 

[ajw22]

Here is an interesting article about glass tile problems...

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https://www.poolspanews.com/how-to/design-construction/pros-voice-glass-tile-concerns_o

 

[kam12345]

We are in houston area as well and have had such a headache with our glass tile fading yellow. Luckily our pool tile person is awesome and got it replaced right away. How old is your tile? We noticed the yellow about 8 months after install.