travertine

Travertine ( TRAV-ər-teen) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and rusty varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot spring or in a limestone cave. In the latter, it can form stalactites, stalagmites, and other speleothems. It is frequently used in Italy and elsewhere as a building material. Similar (but softer and extremely porous) deposits formed from ambient-temperature water are known as tufa.

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    Best tile adhesive for honed and filled travertine tile on top of AKW formsafe tanking

    Hi I'm plumbing and heating engineer fitting a wet room with travertine tiles, walls and floor the room will be tanked with AKW formsafe tanking, what is the best tile adhesive for fitting travertine tiles i have always used mapei adhesive and grout. Any recommendations would be much appreciated
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    Grouting unsealed travertine

    Do to time constraints on a small filled and honed travertine bathroom can I grout before sealing?(Then seal at a later date) I know it goes against the grain, but is it possible or advisable?.......picture framing and grout haze would be possibilities?
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    Opinions on this travertine

    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...
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    Spinning travertine external edges

    Can I spin up tumbled travertine on external edges? I have a wet room with a fair amount of recesses. The stone is particularly soft with large air pockets. any advice much appreciated.
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    Travertine floor covered in cracks.

    I moved into a new build home 7 years ago with tiled flooring and underfloor heating on the ground floor. The kitchen and patio was tiled in travertine; the remainder in porcelain tiles. After a year hairline cracks appeared in several of the travertine and I had the tile company inspect the...
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    • canada crack cracking cracks debonding floor floor tiling travertine
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Travertine advice needed please?

    Hi, I have just had 40m3 of travartine tiles laid in opus pattern in my kitchen. The tiler was arranged by my kitchen fitter. Can somebody please give me some advice on sealing and what is the norm. The tiles were sealed individually before they were laid with 1 coat of lithofin impregnator...
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    B&Q Colours: Palace Travertine Wall & Floor Tile Light Beige

    Hello. Having put these lovely ceramic tiles in the kitchen and bathroom 5 years ago, some of the square floor tiles have now started cracking and we have no more left to replace them with - ! Desperately seeking the following tiles: Palace Travertine Wall & Floor Tile Light Beige (W)338x...
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    • adhesives b&q beige ceramic floor floor tile floor tiling light palace palace adhesive tile travertine wall
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    • Forum: Free Discontinued Tile Finding Service
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    Help laying Travertine on existing floor

    Hi all, I'm hoping someone will help me with some much needed advice.... I am renovating our 1930's property room by room and next up is the kitchen! I have laid wall and floor tiles before but never natural stone, in this case we are looking at using travertine tiles. The existing floor is...
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    • canada floor floor tiling help laying travertine
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tumbled travertine edges , best way ?

    Hi got some tumbled travertine to put up , there's a lot of external corners, what's the best way to do them ?? Only ever done tumbled on a floor so never had to edge them! Any advice gratefully received many thanks !
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    600x300 travertine wall tile on plasterboard

    Hi all, been to a quote to put 600x300 travertine on walls in downstairs w/c. I told customer I was concerned as the walls were plasterboard and I could not locate the battens behind the plasterboard. Customer wants the tiles on the wall regardless. Is there anything I could use like Wediboard...
    • GoneGuy
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    • canada plaster board plasterboard tile travertine wall
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    203 x 406 x 12mm travertine tiles

    Evening all, so I am going to fix these tiles to cement board (going to go with hardibacker) which is capable of supporting the weight. My question is, must the Cement board be fixed to the actual blockwork (thermalite) or will we get away with grip filling the board to the plaster, which is...
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    • tiles travertine
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    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    Travertine : can/should it be laid flat?

    I've had a travertine floor fitted in my new kitchen. Many of the tiles are flat and level against each other with nice light grouting between. But several have a significant difference between the levels, so you can see and feel the side of the tile. When you stand at the kitchen door and...
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    Sanding and honing travertine

    Ola. Calling out to any guys that have ever had to profile or sand down a honed and filled travertine tile. We've had a distress call from a Bathroom Fitter/Tiler. There is one single travertine tile that is lipping by only half a mm. Yes its within tolerance of of BS, but his customer is...
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    • canada polishing sanding travertine
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Travertine floor

    Hi folks as I've been mainly laying porcelain the last number of years I'm a bit out of touch with stone prices. Could someone give me a guideline on what is a reasonable price for 200 m2 of travatine this includes borders and various cut pieces in around Reading area. If you can private message...
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    grout residue on tumbled travertine

    Hi all I recently tiled a splashback using tumbled Trav. I grouted it today using mapai ultracolour plus. I completely cocked up because a. I didnt seal first. B I left it too long to clean off. I didn't realise this stuff sets so quick! I left it 5 mins to take a call and it had gone rock...
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    Old house, traditional pine floorboards, 6mm ply, plus Ditra

    are these sufficient to support a travertine tiled floor? Thanks!
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    • canada ditra floor floor tiling floorboards house old old house ply plywood travertine
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Cracked Travertine

    Hello! I have some serious cracks in my basement floor and was wondering if anyone would be able to advise on the best way to investigate & hopefully repair? The floor is travertine tile laid on approx 40mm of anhydrite screed using flexible adhesive. The screed contains wet underfloor...
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    Travertine On Walls

    Can anyone advise on fixing 60 x 40cm travatine to wedi wall board in a shower area. I now it needs to be white was thinking of using a d2, thanks
    • Handyandy2
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    • canada tile adhesive travertine wall walls wedi
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Epoxy And Trav

    Good evening all! I've been asked to price a bathroom walls and floor in 30x30 travertine with matching mosaics. New walls, pattern to be determined etc. However, in my 20+ years tiling I've never used epoxy with stone, in fact when I think about it, I've not used epoxy in the last 10 years! So...
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    Unfilled Travertine?

    I'm to do a job shortly where the travertine tiles are supplied but apparently they are unfilled... I haven't seen them yet. Given that I have only ever fitted 'filled' travertine I am somewhat daunted at the prospect of a large floor requiring a lot of multi size stone tiles which might all...
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