On 24/10/2011 19:34, MarkG wrote:
> Hi, just had a wetroom done and I need some tiles. The ones that took
> our fancy are actually honed and filled travertine tiles.
>
> Not really had these before, and they will be going on the wall and
> floor (and also on the floor in a ajoining porchway), is there anything
> I should know about with regards to fitting them, and the longer term
> maintenance of them?
Three things to keep in mind about travertine...
They a re soft, porous, and a PITA to cut... other than that they are fine!
The implications are, you need to make sure they are very well bedded
onto a good layer of adhesive on floors, else the corners will crack
under foot load.
If used for a shower etc, they must be sealed otherwise they will allow
water to penetrate. (For the same reason it is also impossible to get a
good seal with silicone against an untreated tile since the water is
absorbed through the tile and will soon displace the silicone seal.
You can't score and snap them. You need a wheel tile cutter - either a
wet one (large if these are 12" square), or you can get good results
with a decent Norton continuous rim diamond disk in a small angle
grinder, used against a straight edge (outside!)
--
Cheers,
John.
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