travertine floor

  1. J

    Travertine floor tiles! Help please!

    Have read a lot of the messages and understand that these tiles can be problematic and that basically you get what you pay for! :smilewinkgrin: We had samples and a very smart brochure from Floors of Stone in Loughborough but the tiles were as little as £19.00 per sqm! We haven't found any...
    • julesmarket
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    • floor floor tiles help please tile tiles travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  2. J

    Repair and cleaning of travertine floor

    Hi all,We have approx 80 m 2 of travertine floor laid in our kitchen and utility too Which has been laid for about 4 years. The floor has lost it's shine and a number of small holes and cracks have appeared. It is laid on underfloor heating. I an looking for advice please on what products to...
    • Jk9650
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    • cleaning floor repair travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  3. K

    cracks in new travertine floor: advice needed!

    Hello--I am a homeowner who has recently had a new kitchen installed in a Victorian house, including a new modular travertine floor (724cm x 224cm) over a suspended floor. I have outlined the materials used and where the cracks are--if anyone has any advice, we'd be really grateful, as it has us...
    • KateME13
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    • advice crack cracking cracks debonding floor needed new build travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  4. S

    re seal or re impregnate honed travertine floor in bathroom?

    Hi guys, Excellent forum you have here. Was wondering if you could advise me on re treating a tricky travertine floor in my bathroom. I have a floor consisting of two inch honed and filled travertine tiles. When laid down, I filled , impregnated and sealed the tiles. However, due to a damp...
    • scorpy
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    • bathroom floor seal travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  5. B

    travertine floor preperation

    Hi new here so hi to you all. We do work for a small but luxury hotel chain. Three years ago a builder completed a loft conversion on one of the hotels, within this loft conversion thre batherooms where installed. All the bathroom floors (and walls) were fitted out with travertine 460 x 460...
    • bigtoe1966
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    • floor preperation travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  6. R

    Restoring a Travertine floor - your help please

    I am new here and I am hoping some of you knowledgable folk can help with my problem. I laid a Travertine floor in our kitchen 3 years ago which until recently looked superb. Unfortunately about 6 months ago my wife had a little accident and managed to drop a bottle of Jif lemon juice on...
    • Rob 192
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    • floor help please travertine travertine floor usa your
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  7. E

    Removing chipped travertine floor tiles.

    Had a job today for a customer who has travertine floor, some of the tiles cracked so she got the tiler back to replace them. Well he chipped the edges on loads more trying to remove them with just a club hammer and chisle. i have 8 to remove and this is how it should be done. Remove grout with...
    • enduro
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    • floor floor tiles removing tile tiles travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  8. T

    Advice on travertine floor

    Hello all. I need some advice on laying my kitchen and dining room floor. Since i got some good prices for travertine tiles (600*450) and underfloor heating(ufh) i was wondering if i could do it myself;i am not a tiler expert as my trade is dry lining, but i have done quite a lot of ceramic...
    • teo
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    • advice floor travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  9. D

    Clean and restore travertine floor

    Hi, I am looking to restore my travertine floor in the new year and am looking for a reputable company in the local area to give me a quote. I left messages and emailed a company that advises on here but I've not even had a reply. I am quite keen to get on with this now - so could anyone...
    • Dids
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    • clean floor travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  10. L

    65sqm approx Opus Romano Travertine Floor - Gloucestershire

    Hi, In the new year as soon as possible we need our floor to be laid. We have the tiles on site which we purchased on line; Travertine tile | Travertine tiles | Travertine floor They have been honed and filled. 75% is open plan, 25% in 2 other rooms. We have had a liquid screed floor so it...
    • liqdaddymac
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    • floor opus travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  11. K

    travertine floor damage

    Hello I think orange juice has been spilt on our kitchen travertine floor tiles. It has left a mark - what is the best way to repair this?
    • kerrinw
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    • damage floor travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  12. C

    Travertine Floor Tiles Substrate Preparation - Advice Needed Please

    Hi all, I've been asked to tile a Travertine floor which has been prepared as follows by the customer: - 1.) All floorboards removed and replaced (20mm floorboards). 2.) 12mm WBP laid across the floor from wall to wall. Screwed at centre in both directions from 150mm - 250mm (varying across...
    • cr0ft
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    • advice floor floor tiles needed please preparation substrate tile tiles travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  13. J

    travertine floor help pls

    Hi guys, I've registered on here to ask for your help. I've recently had a travertine floor laid and 2 wks later large holes have started to appear through out. I bought the tiles independently and had a professional tiler lay them. I've since found out that travertine does have holes...
    • joanne
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    • floor help travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  14. N

    travertine floor

    hi guys,advice on a floor would be appreciated, said floor is upstairs bathroom it has floorboards down ( not t&g ) that do seem very secure. 600x400x10mm travertine going down. i know best thing to do would be to replace the existing floor with wbp but i havent really got the time ! best way to...
    • negsy26
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    • floor travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  15. K

    marks on a travertine floor?

    ok, following on from my question about the buffing machine, i got the trav floor(honed) really clean, applied 2 coats of mn colour enhancer 24 hours apart and then grouted after another 24 hours, now when ive cleaned it there are marks all over it, almost as if its marks in the sealer, they...
    • kev
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    • floor marks travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  16. M

    travertine floor tiling ufh

    hi Ive been asked to lay travertine floor tiles onto ufh matt, which is being layed on insulating boards over a screeded floor.Do i use a 1part flexible adhesive or a 2 part flexible adhesive. Tony
  17. B

    sealing travertine floor

    Hi, Almost layed Travertine floor, just wondered how you go about the sealing and grouting of them.Where my customer got them from they said to seal first then grout,then seal again, just wondered what your thoughts on this were. Also what does the term honed and filled mean? Does honed mean...
    • bluevin123
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    • coverage floor liquid paint seal sealing travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  18. W

    Travertine floor

    Hi all, care to give me any ideas? i've got a few of my own but we'll see. I laid a rather large travertine floor about six or seven months ago, when i laid it the floor looked and felt dry i gave it a scratch or two with my chisel and the scratches didn't darken so i primed the the floor with...
    • woodie
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    • floor travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  19. F

    New Travertine Floor - small Hairline cracks !!!

    Hi, floor laid about 2 weeks ago. It looks great. However, I'm not sure whether all things are OK I think that some of the tiles seem to have very small hairline cracks about 2- 3 inches into the side of the tile. There are about 6 tiles with the slight crack. I just need a bit of...
    • ferrisbueller
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    • crack cracking cracks debonding floor hairline new build small travertine travertine floor usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  20. G

    Travertine Floor Help -Advice Wanted

    Hello Current Hallway is 18mm tongue and groove chipboard resting on 45mm polystyrene insulation on top of concrete subfloor. Its all way too bouncy for travertine. Could I rip out the chipboard floor and old polystyrene insulation and replace with something like a 60mm rigid (eg...
    • GTG
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    • floor help travertine travertine floor usa wanted
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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