Advice on tiling bathroom in travertine

[stanic]

I am looking to tile my own bathroom with natural travertine. Two of the walls are stud walls with water proof plywood attached, other two walls and floor is concrete. What i need to no is just unibonding the plywood goin to be enough to water proof area round bath? Will the weight of the tiles be to much for the plywood? Anything i should think about? Total is 22sq metres to tile any idea how much a pro would charge? (hopin to do myself ubt just interested)

Pic of one side of bathroom attached will get some more tomorrow

 

[asabrush]

Hi stanic, on sealing your ply,you'd need to read the specs for the adhesive your using as to which sealer if any to use.On the concrete I'd normally use bal apd.

If it was my job I'd be plying the faces of the exposed studs you've used for the recessed bits,also taking out the wood window sil.Would for sure get rid of that dodgy pink sink:laugh4:

Can't help you with a price,not uk based

 

[grumpygrouter]

...and no, Unibond (i assume you are talking PVA) has no place in tiling.

 

[doug boardley]

pricing is not discussed in the public section mate

 

[stanic]

Hi stanic, on sealing your ply,you'd need to read the specs for the adhesive your using as to which sealer if any to use.On the concrete I'd normally use bal apd.

If it was my job I'd be plying the faces of the exposed studs you've used for the recessed bits,also taking out the wood window sil.Would for sure get rid of that dodgy pink sink:laugh4:

Can't help you with a price,not uk based

Thanks for help defo some useful info there think i will board the recesses like you said, sink is goin lol!

...and no, Unibond (i assume you are talking PVA) has no place in tiling.

Ok fair enough i will have to read abit more into this. Any ideas on the weight issues? Also would i be best to go with ceramic tiles with natural effect?

 

[White Room]

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