sanding travertine?

[peckers]

Is it possible to sand a lip off a honed travertine tile, looked at a job this evening and while i was there the lady asked if i could do anything about a few lipping tiles on a kitchen floor, if i can sand them then what do i use and how?

You need to get a pro in if you are trying to remove lippage, you could cause more damage by not having the experience and right equipment

 

[Gazzer]

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

Pardon ?

 

[enduro]

Pardon ?

He is not calling you a numpty sir ramic..he is calling himself a numpty for not working out...ceramic-sir ramic

 

[Gazzer]

He is not calling you a numpty sir ramic..he is calling himself a numpty for not working out...ceramic-sir ramic

Hmmmm !

 

[diamondtiling]

Bend it!

I been on here fro a few weeks now and only yesterday realised why your name is Sir Ramic!

What a numpty!!

I can see that comment from both angles but just remember that Knights of old used to slay people with swords.

Lets hope you meant it as a reference to your way of thinking.

:lol::lol:

 

[doug boardley]

Another solution could be to remove the badly layed tile and correctly relay with a spare or the original if it lifts undamaged.

what if the lipping tile(s) have been laid on a hump in the substrate?

 

[aqua blue]

Take down humps on whatever? substrate and screed if necessary before resetting.

No photo's, but it could just be sinkage, bad setting or substrate failier. With this method you would be sure of getting to the route of the problem.

 

[Terry Cottar]

There is only one correct way and thats with a Grinder fitted with a Planetario head. Start with whichever Sintered diamond is required according to the depth of the lippage and then bring it back through the grits. Even we usually have to do the whole floor to blend it. So to try and do a job like that with a hand machine is very difficult to say the least.

tel

 

[Scott]

I can see that comment from both angles but just remember that Knights of old used to slay people with swords.

Lets hope you meant it as a reference to your way of thinking.

:lol::lol:

Lol the reference was entirely at myself i can assure you! 😳

I was looing at peoples names and it was only when i saw "Trevortine" that it clicked

 

[aqua blue]

Do you have an update Kev?