hi all
need a little help with regards a downstairs toilet i have tiled

tiled one feature wall with these mosaics using bal whitestar
bathroom and kitchen tiles, floor and wall tiles, marble tiles at Armatile Ireland

im not sure but im guessing its a mix of marble and travertine , the marble mosaics seem to be quite smooth , while others are rough with holes in them

looks to me like the grout has filled the holes in the above picture
should i be doing that too?

also i have fixed them without sealing so far , should i seal before grouting , or will these weaken grout adhesion?
better to seal when finished? i have lithofin colour enhancer which says it protects from water , this enough or should i be using stain stop?

lastly considering the above tiles , which are wall mounted in my case , what group would you recomend , mapei ultracolour limestone?

sorry for all the questions , just need pointed in the right direction on this

The grout should fill all the little holes in the unfilled travertine. You should ideally seal before grouting and this won;t affect your adhesive bond. If you use lithofin colour enhancer, you'll probably need to put stainstop over the top of it.

Lithofin now do a stainstop with built in colour enhancer.

Mapei don;t do a grout called limestone....the best colour from their ultracolour range would be jasmine which is an ivory/creamy colour.

sorry for the delay in replying
thanks for your help
having trouble sourcing the stainstop plus , everyone seems to only have the stain stop , may have to order online(was hoping to apply tomorrow though )
im a little confused as to wether to seal before grouting or just seal after ,
you say seal before , but have seen others say seal after
was also wondering if aquamix enrich n seal might be better than stainstop plus

Stainstop plus........is now called stainstop intensifier.....

http://www.dtstone.co.uk/PDF/LithofinColourInt.pdf

Before and after imo.

Seal after..........unless using epoxy...

If you seal before grouting, will the grout still hold to the Travertine, filling the holes?

Nope!...

so i have pro tiler Oli telling me to seal before and pro tiler dave telling me to seal after , my dilema thickens

Originally Posted by Dave

Seal after..........unless using epoxy...

ive bought bal limestone superflex

it says 3mm-(bigger gap that i cant remember )
the mosaics came with fixed with 2mm gap , will this be a problem , should i mix it wetter?

anyone wanna comment on the seal before/dont seal before grouting issue?

have bal superflex limestone ready to go
and have a tin of lithofin stainstop plus

im tempted to just finish the job completly then add the lithofin , as i think dave was suggesting

dont wanna make a mess of my mosaics if this is wrong tho
and also dont wanna put the lithofin on , only for the grout to not stick the best to the holes in the travertine/marble

help cant decide!

Grout then seal but work clean to avoid any grout haze which may remain

If you seal first then the grout will not hold in the pitted sections of the tiles....they are designed to filled with grout...so deffo grout first then seal.......make sure they are clean and dry before sealing.....

Originally Posted by Dave

If you seal first then the grout will not hold in the pitted sections of the tiles....they are designed to filled with grout...so deffo grout first then seal.......make sure they are clean and dry before sealing.....

im seeing the sense in this reply , cheers dave

just a little confusing as there are others who say seal before laying , seal before grout etc..

Originally Posted by whitebeam

Grout then seal but work clean to avoid any grout haze which may remain

im thinking it would be impossible to work clean as i basically have to smooth the grout over the entire job , get the grout into all the holes

im guessing i try to clean as much off with the float initially then clean as much as poss with a damp spongue after 20 mins?

this grouting buisness is turning out more tricky then the laying

Yes!! some do...but not all know how to work with certain stones....