advice needed fitting a row of natural stone

[wilton]

Just wondered if anyone on the forum could offer me some useful advise regarding a job I have lined up for next week.

The customer wants white ceramic tiles for the walls of the bathroom, however one row all around the walls has the same white tile with a square cutout in the centre. He wants me to put 4 small grey natural stone tiles in each of these and 2 vertical strips of 2 of the same tiles (1 strip above bath and 1 strip in shower). I know they need to be sealed prior to fixing and again before grouting (will be using grey grout throughout) and once more after grouting. I am using Bal Grip on the walls and wanted to know if I can get away with fixing the natural stone with the Grip or do I have to get some sort of rapid set for these small infills and strips? I have seen many references to natural stone absorbing the colour from the adhesive and the need for a quick setting adhesive.
Thanks in advance.:huh2:

 

[david campbell]

personally i would use stonefix or mosaic fix on these,i've always got some lying around,but if you don't i suppose it would be ok as long as they are sealed and the addy is white!

 

[faithhealer]

you could use mapei adesilex P9 which would do for all tiles. (cement type so priming required!)

 

[wilton]

Thanks for the advise should I use a white adhesive even though the natural stone tiles are grey and the grout is grey too. Would it not make sense to use a Grey adhesive. Gonna use mapei keraquick and primer.

 

[DHTiling]

That will be fine...

 

[beanz]

Thanks for the advise should I use a white adhesive even though the natural stone tiles are grey and the grout is grey too. Would it not make sense to use a Grey adhesive. Gonna use mapei keraquick and primer.

You using the grey grout on the white tiles too?


ps. And don't forget to put up some pics for us, i'd like to see the finished job here. It's always nice to see what others come up with.

 

[wilton]

Yeah a light grey grout throughout, should look interesting! Will put some picks up when its done:yes:

 

[dptiling]

bal mosaic fix is the nuts

 

[DHTiling]

Yeah a light grey grout throughout, should look interesting! Will put some picks up when its done:yes:

Look forward to that...i did one in white tiles and grey grout yrs back..looked ok...