Travertine ? - Domestic Kitchen floor tiles material

[tilermandan]

an adhesive i would recommed for laying any natural stone is a new product from n&c nicobond called speed flex this product is specially designed for all stones. as for grout i would not recommend any colour other than limestone or beige i have found this to be the customers favoured choices and really compliments the colour of the stone but still gives some contrast betwen tile and grout. the grout will recieve a certain amount of protection form the sealer which needs to be applied to saturation. kept on top of it should'nt be too hard to maintain. as pawelzik advises a visual inspection of the travertine you will be using is a good idea to ensure you recieve the overall quality and finish your looking for.

 

[lee price]

Better to buy a Travertine that you can see & check if it is precisely sawn to the dimensions you want. Take an adhesive for marble. In a kitchen I would grout grey as oil and fat turns the grout darker next to oven and cooker, maximum silvergrey.

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[Aztectiler]

I have a couple of pics in my gallery of a travertine floor. They show just how nice it can look when complete.
Only thing is prep your area real good and take your time pal.
Dave will you please embed the 2 travertine pics for me, Thanx

 

[sranners]

Iv had some good travertine from tops but did go through a hole crate to choose the tiles i wanted as there was a change through the batch.

one thing iv been tought with travertine is to spread a thin amount of adhesive on the back of the tile if it is full of voids.
hope this helps, will try to get some pics on if a can work it out.!!!

 

[DHTiling]

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[sranners]

put some pics on, have a look. the pic with no bath pannel on and bumpy white on the wall is tops trave but i picked it. have fun laying it and take your time.
see ya.

 

[Gazebo]

Just off the top of my head and if you are doing it yourself, travertine is quite brittle and requires to be wet cut which adds time. It also generally requires to be sealed before grouting and after. The substrate has also to be well preped. Don't let this put you off as it's nice when it's down.

Is this right.? i have 200x100mm honed and filled travertine on 10sqm of flooring to do and do i need to wet cut all cuts.? some of you say seal after grouting only, or should i seal top of tile 1st before fixing.?

confused now.
Gary

 

[merlecollins]

As sranners has previously said, always check the back of eacn and every tile and fill the backs, i.e.with your adhesive spread a layer to fill all the voids left in the stone, - just use the flat edge of your serator and scrape all the excess of leaving only the holes filled, so that you keep a uniform thickness for fixing.

Also, I would check for snips in rectified stone and remove any for cuts or areas under tables, etc if you're tight for tiles. :8: I like to use a nice tight joint with a rectified tile.

Lithofin MN Stainstop has always proved to be the best sealer for Trav. IMO, as it is more watery than others and soaks in better, with honed trav. being quite a dense stone.:hurray:

Deffo use a wet cutter.

 

[doug boardley]

Is this right.? i have 200x100mm honed and filled travertine on 10sqm of flooring to do and do i need to wet cut all cuts.? some of you say seal after grouting only, or should i seal top of tile 1st before fixing.?

confused now.
Gary

I seal after grouting gary

 

[sranners]

Hi again, as you dont tile all the time i would seal befor tiling then they will wash up better and quicker after grouting. A big yes to the wet cutter but the other way is to use a angle grinder with a tile disk but it can be dangerous.