Discuss Travertine : can/should it be laid flat? in the Specialist Tile -Stone, Porcelain, Glass area at TilersForums. USA and UK Tiling Forum
He is a general builder but has fitted lots of stone tile floors before. He says they are all like this, because the stone is different thicknesses.
If it's been spot fixed and still that bad then the guy needs shooting!What a shame
sadly it's a common theme on tile forums though. fixing stone and tile to a high standard is a specialist skill.
Fixing tile and stone to a 'general' standard, well that's what you have here.
I'm still amazed though that some people view that kind of standard as acceptable!
How about grinding and polishing rather than a full rip out? Unless of course it's been spot fixed...
I think they're your 2 optionsThank you to everyone for all your comments. This has been very useful, and helped in my conversations with the builder. Just another quick question, if you have time : if there was any other solution for making this good which didn't involve lifting the whole floor and starting again, what would you suggest? Someone has mentioned grinding and polishing. Is there anything else? I'm just interested in knowing all the options available. Many thanks!
Thank youI think they're your 2 options
That would be my worry - to level it out, tile-to-tile, would it be such a difference that the tile would then not be flat with itself? Or might even need to be ground down too far?Can you grind and polish trav that much ? Looks half of the thickness in some pics
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