travertine tiles

[piehead]

I've got 3m of 30 by 20 travertine to fix on a splashback, is it possible to cut them with a normal tile cutter or do you have to use a wet cutter, thanks.

[Dave]

hi mate..electric cutter or grinder only i,m afraid......

[piehead]

Cheers Dave, on some other threads people have said use a wet cutter dry, as in no water, is that right?

[Dave]

Yes!.. If you have a decent blade in your machine etc..then travertine will cut no probs dry....If you start to get excessive chipping or it is difficult to cut then use water...

[piehead]

Thanks again Dave, just another quickie, regarding the sealing process, whats you opinion, thanks.

[Dave]

If you are cutting dry then brush off the dust and then wipe with a damp sponge/cloth , leave to dry and seal before grouting...I use lithofin stainstop...there are other makes ...Try to use an impregnating sealer rather than a coating/topical sealer....much more natural finish....

good luck and let us know how you get on.....

[MissTiler]

Hi

I used LTP Mattstone (matt finish impregnating sealer) recently on a travertine job, looked nice (pics in gallery) and once dry theres no colour change.

[piehead]

Dave, what size grout lines would look good with these size tiles, they have got a slight shamfered edge, i was going to use 2mm. Tanks

[Dave]

2 or 3 mm will be fine...maybe an ivory/cream grout as well, looks nice with travertine.....