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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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    Travertine Repair

    We've got a travertine floor, and a couple of holes have appeared where the surface has pushed through into a void underneath. Also, one fine crack. I've been looking into repair options, and Tenax Travertine Filler seems to be the recommended brand, I can't seem to find anyone who stocks it...
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    Cracked travertine over Wet UFH - help

    I would be grateful for any advice you could give me. I have recently installed 600x450 travertine tiles in a fairly large conservatory 6.5m x 4.5m over wet UFH. Used 8-10mm beds of flexible adhesive and flexible grout with 3mm spacers. My father did the installation. He's a bricklayer so is...
    • Jason20
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    • aus crack cracked cracking debonding help over travertine ufh usa wet wet ufh
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Re-sealing tumbled travertine

    Evening all have got a job coming up to re-seal a conservatory floor i tiled about seven years ago. its about 20m2 of tumbled travertine with a colour enhancing sealant on it (still looks good). The customer has contacted me and asked if i would re-seal it for them , my question is what...
    • nosamekul
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    • aus coverage liquid paint seal sealing travertine usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Travertine or similar for a shower floor?

    Hello, I'm new here. A customer is talking about having resin filled and polished travertine in a bedroom and bathroom and would like the same to continue into the shower floor but this would be very slippery. What options are there?
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    Fitting Travertine onto plasterboard - how to fit plasterboard safely.

    Hi, We have brought 600 x 400 x 12 travertine for wall and floor in a small bathroom. The plasterwork was old and as I am aware plaster cannot take the weight of travertine will all be removed and 12.5mm plasterboard / moisture resistant gyproc used to line the walls. However, the tiles are...
    • csemann
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    • aus fitting how how to tile plasterboard tiling guide travertine usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Which trowel for 50mm travertine mosaic

    I'm new to tiling and about to tile my wet room floor so need a little advice. I'll be putting down 8mm thick sheets of 50mm x 50mm travertine mosaic on to a floor that has been tanked with tilesafe using Keraquick (with latex). What trowel would you favour for this ?
    • matthew_uk_666
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    • aus mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tiling trowel travertine trowel usa which
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    what to use to fill hole in travertine

    just finished laying a travertine floor today, all washed off and sealed ready for grouting , just noticed theres a pop in the tile where its been honed and filled, wasnt the greatest travertine , what can i use to fill it , to save me lifting it, cheers
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    Travertine tiles

    How easy are the abouve to cut. Can it be done with a manual cutter or will i n3ed a dimond blade in an angle grinder?
    • Radiantpaper
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    • aus tile tiles travertine usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Help with sealed travertine and silcone sealant

    Hi I've sealed my travertine tiles with HG natural stone & marble impregnator and when I attempted to silcone seal my bath joint the sealant didnt take/adhere ?? any advice please?
    • ian mcgowan
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    • aus help sealant sealed travertine usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. D

    Travertine and Plasterboard query.

    Hi, just joined, hello everyone! I would like some advice if possible please. I am a bathroom fitter and have a travertine job to do. The walls are 12.5mm unskimmed plasterboard screwed to 400mm centres timber with 1 noggin half way up the wall. Moisture resistant board is in the shower area...
    • davebathroom
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    • aus plasterboard query travertine usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    travertine splitting on floors

    Hi. I have been called back to two jobs i done about two years ago where the travertine has split on the floor. Both jobs have a hairline split in two adjacent tiles with the split running through. Both jobs are on sound timber floors with 12 mm hardibacker and palace flexi rapid set spread with...
    • shep
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    • aus floor floor tiling floors travertine usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. D

    Grouting pitted travertine

    Hello all I'm in the process of tiling my kitchen splash back. They are travertine tile that is pitted and riven. Could any of you offer any advice or guidance on how to grout these tiles as I suspect my normal grouting process will fill much of the holes in the tiles which I'd like to keep...
    • diytrainee
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    • aus grout grouting tile grout travertine usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    travertine tiles

    What is the going rate for travertine mosac tiles per square metre they supplied all the materials just need labour cost
    • tony 104
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    • aus tile tiles travertine usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Cleaning travertine BEFORE sealing

    Hi guys, back again just for some quick advice Ive finished tiling the downstairs WV (woohoo!) in some trav and am now ready to seal before grouting. What do you reccomend to clean with? they arent stained... just some powdery swirls where ive been wet cutting them and wiped them after. Just...
    • davemul
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    • aus cleaning coverage liquid paint seal sealing travertine usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Trowel notch size for 305x305 travertine & calculating adhesive depth

    Good afternoon, I need to calculate the thickness of adhesive once wall tiles are laid (for corner basin mounting) Tiles are 305 x 305 trav, 10mm thick. I have these trowels from my bathroom job. the square notch is 10mm and i think the slanted notch is 12 EDIT, i also have a 6mm notched...
    • davemul
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    • adhesive aus depth notch size size tile adhesive tiling trowel travertine trowel usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Natural stone wall tiles (limestone/travertine)?

    Hi guys, I am looking to 'finally' tile our downstairs cloakroom w/c. The floor is thick opus romani limestone (very light beige) Can anyone recommend some nice lime/trav that is suitable for walls? i'd like light to match the floor. I'm in Kent. Im thinking block blond as its such a small...
    • davemul
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    • aus natural natural stone stone tile tile setting tiles travertine usa wall wall tiles
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling travertine over floorboards

    I want to tile the upstairs bathroom floor with 300mm square trav. It's *not* a wetroom. The room is about 2m x 2.5m, with a lot of this covered by shower and bath. I've seen advice that says I should: 1. Overboard the floor with 15mm WBP - with lots and lots of screws. 2. Stick down 6mm...
    • UnicycleBloke
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    • aus floor floor tiling floorboards over tiling travertine usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Topps 40x20 travertine

    Did a job a couple of weeks ago with Topps 20x40 trav didn't have any problems with them was fine to work with. Ordered another 25m2 for another bathroom picked them up yesterday got started this morning and so far I've found the finish to be rough and there a little out of square. Going to take...
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    Tumbled Travertine filler

    Hope you can help...I have tumbled travertine in my kitchen about 35sqm I have washed it with pressure washer and dry vac to take away water. It is now lovely and clean. Thing is, I need a travertine filler to run across the top of the tiles. This should have been done during installation. In...
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    How to repair chipped edges in travertine

    So are there any recommended products out there to repair small chips on the edges of travertine tiles. After installing, I have noticed a few have now got chips on some of the edges. Don't think they are the best quality. Haven't sealed them yet and was wondering if something like Colourfill as...
    • ir50
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    • aus how how to tile repair tiling guide travertine usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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