Dot & Dab travertine?

[spanky]

Can someone tell me if you can dot and dab 600 x 400 travertine tiles onto a plasterboard wall?

Thanks

[bj F]

I don’t think is a good plan

[Varley]

You shouldn't be dot & dabbing any tiles to walls or floors.

[charlie1]

spanky, its not a good idea to dotdab any kind of tile on to any kind of wall, never mind travertine.

[charlie1]

you were just too quick there varley

[spanky]

I am being told it's fine, after 35sqm is now on the wall and I have noticed how it's being done?

[Varley]

Who told you it was fine to fix tiles in this manner?

[spanky]

The tiler and the contractor he is working for. They say they checked with the adhesive firm.

[Sir Ramic]

Originally Posted by spanky

The tiler and the contractor he is working for. They say they checked with the adhesive firm.

Then why dont you check with the adhesive firm yourself and have the pleasure of telling them to redo it all. TOTALLY WRONG

[spanky]

I need to get a definative answer, all they keep saying is the tiles won't come off the wall, however, travertine is porous I thought, surely the adhesive is waterproof and protects the pasterboard from damp etc.

What does the British Standard say about this?

Obviously I have nearly £1000 worth of tiles on the wall in a method I am pretty sure is not correct.

But is it just not correct, this is a supposed "know what their doing" company.

I am paying quite a bit too have this done.

£7000 in all or their abouts, excluding the tiles.

[Sir Ramic]

All wrong....sounds like you know more than they do anyway.

[Varley]

Waterproof adhesive does not protect any surface from water damage, the substrate should be tanked prior to tiling. All waterproof adhesive means is that the adhesive doesn't break back down when it comes into contact from water, it still lets water through to the substrate.