Advice Needed -- Bathroom Limestone walls

[Katrina2012]

Hi There

Im about to have my bathroom walls and floor fully tiled in natural limestone.

1. What is the correct proccdure to fix the tiles to the walls, considering my walls are currently painted white on plasterboard?

2. What is the best type of grout, sealent and adsive to use, considering its a bathroom?

3. What is the correct materials to use under the limestone flooring, considering its now woodern floorboards?

Im so worried its going to be correctly installed, i cant afford any mistakes.

Please advise on the best products for the job id prefer to pay out now to avoid mistakes further down the line......

 

[Katrina2012]

Well. I hired a building company and the building company sent a tiler round, i did ask all these questions, actually the tiler had no idea
about the tiling and how it should be professionally fixed to the walls because I was explaining all this..
I have contacted the Builder and he said hes been doing bathrooms for 15 years etc.. i dont know cos everyone i get round to price
try to rip me off left right and center... my last quote for the tiling was REMOVED per sq meter including everything except the stone
and sealent...

 

[Katrina2012]

A tiler is doing the works but i need to supply the materials.

I also need to make sure no corners are cut, as I am the one to suffer down the line

 

[Katrina2012]

I gave the builder go ahead to start works this week... now im so worried!

So where would i post for quotes?

I cant see a section for that...

 

[Turkish tiler]

Well. I hired a building company and the building company sent a tiler round, i did ask all these questions, actually the tiler had no idea
about the tiling and how it should be professionally fixed to the walls because I was explaining all this..
I have contacted the Builder and he said hes been doing bathrooms for 15 years etc.. i dont know cos everyone i get round to price
try to rip me off left right and center... my last quote for the tiling was REMOVED per sq meter including everything except the stone
and sealent...

Hi Katrina welcome to TF
why don't you ask for a tiler here come and give you a proper advice and price ?

 

[White Room]

I gave the builder go ahead to start works this week... now im so worried!

So where would i post for quotes?

I cant see a section for that...

Sorry Katrina but no pricing in the open forum......but please reply via a PM for a pricing advise.

 

[Gazzer]

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[White Room]

How thick is the limestone.....

 

[Dannym80]

IMO your next step should be to get one or two recommended tilers from a local tile store. Or as above and advertise the job on here & get a suitably experienced tiler come and quote for the job.

 

[Katrina2012]

Quite thick like myself 🙂

Walls to be 15mm and flooring to be 20mm

 

[Katrina2012]

I did go to a well known store and they told me the top going rate, the tiler came round and doubled the top going rate...