limestone

  1. Lakey

    Trowel size for 900x600x15 Limestone

    What do you guys recommend for 900 x 600 x 15 Limestone going down on Ditra Duo? 10mm-12mm notched? Many thanks
  2. S

    Dijon Limestone pre seal on the reverse?

    Hi Folks. I am due to lay Dijon limestone tomorrow. In the past i have had to seal the reverse side of some limestone tiles prior to sealing as per the supplier instructions. But cant get this supplier to commit to saying yes or no to pre sealing. Normally the ones i dont seal just get back...
    • slythetiler
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    • canada limestone seal
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. B

    Dijon Tumbled Limestone Flooring

    Hello everyone, just had my kitchen tiled with Dijon Tumbled Limestone, using Kerakoll Biogel white adhesive, on 50mm screed (dry), self levelled in places. My problem being is that nearly every tile has white streaks/ veining on it,(rough to the touch) making the floor unpleasant on the eye at...
    • Bowster
    • Thread
    • canada floor flooring limestone
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. B

    Dijon Tumbled Limestone Floor Tiles

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    • Bowster
    • Thread
    • floor floor tiles limestone tile tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  5. Lakey

    Thick Polished Limestone

    Have a kitchen floor coming up using 15mm thick Polished Limestone. Can anyone recommend the most suitable way to cut them. Have a Sigma and a variety of grinder blades but would like to turn up with the correct tools and more importantly....knowledge. Thanks!
  6. Lakey

    Kitchen Floor Prep Recommendations!

    Folks This may not be the right Forum to post this on but I'm sure some of you will be knowledgeable in this field?! I have been asked to prep a kitchen prior to installation of some fancy units etc. The floor tiles tiles are 600 x 900 x 15 polished limestone so my first question is will 4"...
  7. somerset77

    UFH under limestone tiles advice

    We are going to lay limestone, 15mm in the kitchen 40m2 on a concrete floor. What is the best way to do UFH? Initially we looked at using warmup sticky matts with 10mm insulation boards and then flex adhesive for the tiles . In reading this forum i understand there is still a risk of cracked...
  8. A

    White marks on new(ish) black limestone patio

    Hello, Last summer I had a black limestone patio laid. Pretty much straight away white marks showed up on it. I assumed I’d be able to clean them off but I was wrong… I have read various posts on this forum which have been helpful however I’m a bit lost for what my next step should be. I...
  9. G

    Sourcing Spiderstone Limestone tiles

    I'm trying to source Spiderstone Limestone 610x305x12 to get a close match to a wetroom shower area i'm currently repairing. I believe it's Turkish. Google search throws up 2 potentials but think these businesses are no longer operating as they don't seem to be contactable. Recommendations on...
    • Gavin Wilkinson
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    • canada limestone tile tiles
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. M

    Sealing - Jura Limestone

    Im laying 600x400x15 Jura Beige honed tiles on my kitchen floor, and have received conflicting advice! I bought LTP Mattstone with the tiles, along with the recommended adhesive and grout. A builder friend advised to seal the front and back before installation which I’ve been diligently doing...
  11. O

    Help needed from the professionals! - Limestone Floor

    Hi, Limestone tile floor installed at the beginning of December 17. The floor wasn't sealed as there was a lot of moisture coming through from the adhesive. Not that it has almost dried my grey white tiles have taken on a very 'orangey' appearance (pictures attached 1&2 orangey tiles and 3...
    • OLF
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    • canada floor help limestone needed
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. A

    Limra Limestone floor tiles shiny patches on filler!

    Evening all, I’m new to the forum and after some advice on a problem I have with some flooring, so am calling on the wealth of knowledge that is here! We had limra honed limestone (floors of stone) laid 3 years ago to our kitchen, utility, and hallway. It was sealed with lTP colour intensifier...
    • AshleyT
    • Thread
    • canada floor floor tiles limestone tile tiles
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  13. D

    Applestone honed limestone 406 x 406, need a match please

    Hi all, I am trying to find 15m2 of an Applestone Honed Limestone 406mm x 406mm, to match existing floor I laid about 3 years ago. From my enquiries I believe the Turkish quarry went out of business, and the only samples I can find are way off on colour. Does anyone know of any old UK stock...
  14. L

    white porcelain stains on black limestone

    hello, my builders were cutting porcelain tiles in my garden and the white powder from the grinder has stained my black limestone slabs, I have tried power washing it and although it made it better, they still looked pretty bad. does anyone know of any acid free cleaners that can remove it, I...
  15. J

    lime screed breatherble

    have a job in York old Victorian town house the guy is building it to old standards using Lime. they have put down a extension with underfloor heating the screed covering the ufh is a lime and sand mix which is breatherble he wishes to put down lime stone 20mm tiles he wants to use a lime...
    • Just Rizzle
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    • canada limestone screed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. S

    Limestone Bathroom floor retile

    Have an 8 metre limestone bathroom floor wants retiling with new limestone . It's got to come up , I'm wondering if the existing adhesive stays pretty solid whether self leveller or filling it out flat with rapid will save having to crowbar up the ply , if not the best way to get the ply up so I...
  17. E

    Limestone Slabs advice

    Hi guys, first time here and pleased ive found somewhere i think i will get good advice ive bought some black limestone slabs 20mm ish think, these are to be laid over my existing front steps to house. as my existing front steps are concrete what can i use to stick the slabs with? both...
  18. V

    Newly laid Kota Blue Limestone patchy

    Morning! We have had Kota Blue limestone paving last week and since day 2 we have noticed shiny patchy areas all over every slab. They have never been sealed. I've seen before on a previous post about water bloom but these were sealed tiles. How can I get the patchiness removed and what is...
    • VixLewis
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    • grout limestone patchy
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  19. D

    Steam cleaning Limestone

    hi I have a customer who is intent on cleaning her limestone floor with a steam cleaner even though I have said she should not! Now, after 6 months of steam cleaning every few days , some of the tiles have a white rough surface to them. I suspect it is the steam cleaner. Does anyone else...
  20. G

    Small pits dotted over new black limestone patio

    Hi, my new patio has some flagstones with small 'pits' (barely breaking the surface really) in them (see attached photo). I've bought Adseal Stone and Slate Protector to seal it but while it makes the surface in general black the dots stay grey. I've experimented with a dab of mineral oil and...

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