sanding travertine?

[kev]

Is it possible to sand a lip off a honed travertine tile, looked at a job this evening and while i was there the lady asked if i could do anything about a few lipping tiles on a kitchen floor, if i can sand them then what do i use and how?

[Dave]

Hi Kev..

This isn't a job for anybody to just have a go at.... small lips can be sanded down with varying grit levels of diamond pads but you need to know what you are doing or you could make a total hash of it..

It's not just a case of sandpaper...

[pawelkruk]

Hi Kev, I have done this before using a polishing disk on a hand grinder after a tiler made a right pigs ear of a job last year. You can slowly work an area down using plenty of water not to burn the stone. Then you might need to use a colour enhancing sealer to bring the colours back to the tile.

[enduro]

Not as easy as it sounds, unless you have the right tools, diamond pads, Honing powder etc.

[Dave]

Hi Kev, I have done this before using a polishing disk on a hand grinder after a tiler made a right pigs ear of a job last year. You can slowly work an area down using plenty of water not to burn the stone. Then you might need to use a colour enhancing sealer to bring the colours back to the tile.

I wish it was as simple as that.....

You need to use a fair coarse grit pad( 50/60) first to remove the bulk of the lipping and then you go up the grits to get back the required finish of either honed or polished..

You also have to work back into the field tiles to blend back..so not as simple as just blasting over with a sander and colour enriching ..

[pawelkruk]

What I should have said is exactly what you commented on in your last response. Sorry if I made it sound a simple job as it isn't.

[aqua blue]

Another solution could be to remove the badly layed tile and correctly relay with a spare or the original if it lifts undamaged.

[Sir Ramic]

Another solution could be to remove the badly layed tile and correctly relay with a spare or the original if it lifts undamaged.

And how would you do that if the tiles surrounding it were not equal levels ?

[aqua blue]

Have not seen the job but if there is a spare, crack and replace.

[Scott]

And how would you do that if the tiles surrounding it were not equal levels ?

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

[peckers]

Is it possible to sand a lip off a honed travertine tile, looked at a job this evening and while i was there the lady asked if i could do anything about a few lipping tiles on a kitchen floor, if i can sand them then what do i use and how?

You need to get a pro in if you are trying to remove lippage, you could cause more damage by not having the experience and right equipment

[Sir Ramic]

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

Pardon ?

[enduro]

Pardon ?

He is not calling you a numpty sir ramic..he is calling himself a numpty for not working out...ceramic-sir ramic

[Sir Ramic]

He is not calling you a numpty sir ramic..he is calling himself a numpty for not working out...ceramic-sir ramic

Hmmmm !

[diamondtiling]

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

I can see that comment from both angles but just remember that Knights of old used to slay people with swords.

Lets hope you meant it as a reference to your way of thinking.

[doug boardley]

Another solution could be to remove the badly layed tile and correctly relay with a spare or the original if it lifts undamaged.

what if the lipping tile(s) have been laid on a hump in the substrate?

[aqua blue]

Take down humps on whatever? substrate and screed if necessary before resetting.

No photo's, but it could just be sinkage, bad setting or substrate failier. With this method you would be sure of getting to the route of the problem.

[Terry Cottar]

There is only one correct way and thats with a Grinder fitted with a Planetario head. Start with whichever Sintered diamond is required according to the depth of the lippage and then bring it back through the grits. Even we usually have to do the whole floor to blend it. So to try and do a job like that with a hand machine is very difficult to say the least.

tel

[Scott]

I can see that comment from both angles but just remember that Knights of old used to slay people with swords.

Lets hope you meant it as a reference to your way of thinking.

Lol the reference was entirely at myself i can assure you!

I was looing at peoples names and it was only when i saw "Trevortine" that it clicked

[aqua blue]

Do you have an update Kev?

[kev]

Hi all and thanks for the replies, decided to dig the tiles out in the end, didnt realise there were still a few there. All good now

Just out of interest , what do you guys use for buffing your stone?... actually forget this question, i'll post it in a new thread

[aqua blue]

"Hi all and thanks for the replies, decided to dig the tiles out in the end,"

Good man!

[Dave Ramsden]

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

Oh yeah!!!