First Time Limestone Floor - Tile Advice

[Unused Account 1]

If your notused of a grinder ,i suggest a wet cutter ,i still like to use mine on stone ,good luck ,get a good blade make the job easier for u

 

[Stef]

Thanks, that means a lot coming from you.

As for seeing it a year on ..........this job is from June 2014..customer hasn't called to say any problems.......so I take it is still perfect.

June 2014?? You stated that it wasn't long ago, I wouldn't like to hang around waiting on you for a meeting Tom!!

 

[Stef]

Stef, that floor is knackerd anyway no Matter what your fixing to it.

I already stated the sub floor wasn't good but a decoupler would have gave the floor a chance to last at least a certain length of time.
The full floor needs ripped out & redone.

 

[Bill]

June 2014?? You stated that it wasn't long ago, I wouldn't like to hang around waiting on you for a meeting Tom!!

When you have been tiling as long as I have then 2 years is not that long ago...........

 

[Makone]

So there have been some hold ups but I've finally got going. I laid the fracture matting - I asked for ditra and got just that fabric gear - and 16m of stone on Friday. The client has been in over the weekend and doesn't like the colour of the stone - too brown - is there anything I can do to lighten it somehow? Feels like a long shot but I thought id ask before they make me knock it all up again..

 

[Makone]

So there have been some hold ups but I've finally got going. I laid the fracture matting - I asked for ditra and got just that fabric gear - and 16m of stone on Friday. The client has been in over the weekend and doesn't like the colour of the stone - too brown - is there anything I can do to lighten it somehow? Feels like a long shot but I thought id ask before they make me knock it all up again..

 

[Makone]

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[Bill]

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The stone looks damp. They will lighten when drying out.

 

[Unused Account 1]

You can only really ask for a light or dark batch ,seal a tile up a few times to show the customer ,once the colour comes out they might like it better ,worth a try

 

[Tile Shop]

Thats a soul destroying position to be in. We had a similar issue with travertine which was being laid onto Aquapanel.

Customer had a sample and liked the colour originally, ordered the tiles, tiler half fitted them and the customer complained they were too dark. We asked her to hold the sample up against it the following day to leave the adhesive to set, and sure enough they were the same shade. She was then happy to let the tiler continue.

I'm willing to bet that if the customer left viewing it until it was complete, they wouldn't complain. But the contrast between the stone and such a light background, exaggerates the contrast making the tiles appear darker. Kinda like an optical illusion. If they were happy with the colour before you started, lay a loose tile down and see if this is the case.

Couple of other factors to take into account.... Lighting, and grout. Grouting in a light colour will also lighten the overall appearance. Maybe try grouting a few tiles in good lighting to see if it alters their opinion.