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[pjohn]

Hi all,

In the process of getting our bathrooms done, and have received 26m2 of trav and upon unpacking it wasn't sure if it's up to the "premium" standard and "little to no filler" that was advertised, it's certainly not up to the level of the sample (are they ever!)

Any stone experts willing to weigh in on this? Are these worse than I should expect, or is this pretty standard for travertine?

Tiles - http://imgur.com/a/zmFfI

Thanks!

 

[Flintstone]

Looks fairly standard quality to me. I have seen Much much worse.

 

[pjohn]

That certainly calms my worries somewhat! I'll still be going after them to replace the chipped tiles, and the ones that haven't been adequately honed, but I was considering finding another source. Thanks Localtiler

 

[Flintstone]

You always with travertine get corners chipped off and rough patches on the surface here and there, it's a natural material, and a fragile one at that. I always measure way over to allow for damaged and heavily filled tiles

 

[pjohn]

Yep, ordered 10% over as that's what was recommended, definitely more than 10% with chips, so I'll see if they'll swap those out and then should be good to go, thanks again for taking a look!

 

[Tile Shop]

with travertine you should always back skim the tiles to fully fill any voids. It will minimise weak spots (not completely eliminate them) and increase their strength/wearability.

 

[pjohn]

Thanks paul, the tiler coming in later this week has got back to me and said the same thing.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

If it's more than £20/metre your being done!

 

[One Day]

It's not great quality. I'd say it's pretty average. Same as Topps' travertine on a good day.
If you're happy with it - use it.
Premium travertine can cost a small fortune.
Be aware that if you use a colour enhancing sealer, this can REALLY darken the resin fillers, so I'd suggest you wet a few pieces to see if they turn out ok, if you plan on enhancing.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Travertine Honed & Filled 600x400mm with mosaic inlay and cut Travertine designer panel to basin feature wall (1)

• Time's Ran Out
• Jul 6, 2009

PM[/GALLERY]Cloakroom by timeless john posted Oct 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM[/GALLERY]

Travertine Cloakroom

• Time's Ran Out
• Oct 5, 2011

This is cheap travertine what you have is NOT premium and if I was your tiler I'd bin it!

 

[Lee@emctiles]

id definitely say from the opps travertine its isn't premium quality. More commercial quality. i hate the bloody stuff im not going to lie, i wouldn't even attempt to sell some of the commercial stuff i see some sell, its just not worth the hassle.

As paul stated, make sure the back of the travertine is back buttered.

 

[Tilerdurden]

I'd have paid a bit extra and gone for limestone myself. Just saying.... Travertine = dogsh**

 

[pjohn]

Travertine Honed & Filled 600x400mm with mosaic inlay and cut Travertine designer panel to basin feature wall (1)

• Time's Ran Out
• Jul 6, 2009

PM[/GALLERY]Cloakroom by timeless john posted Oct 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM[/GALLERY]

Travertine Cloakroom

• Time's Ran Out
• Oct 5, 2011

This is cheap travertine what you have is NOT premium and if I was your tiler I'd bin it!

It's a pity because the majority of the tiles actually seem decent, there's just 15-20% that have the issues seen in the photos. The ones that are good have almost no filler, they've been honed well, very few holes on the back, and no big voids at all, nice colour and patterns on the surface ... I didn't expect mega premium as the price per m2 was on the lower side (£25) but I'm going to push the supplier to replace the tiles in the album I posted.

 

[pjohn]

I'd have paid a bit extra and gone for limestone myself. Just saying.... Travertine = dogsh**

Sadly the missus preferred trav over limestone :|

 

[Tilerdurden]

Sadly the missus preferred trav over limestone :|

I'm staying outta this