anyone layed Copper Honed Slate?

[bluevin123]

Hi,

Starting Bathroom floor and walls soon using 600x300 copper honed slate tiles which are 12mm thick..Customer wants walls and floor in brick bond.
Didnt realise the weight of them til he passed one over,anyway there going onto plasterboard so should bear the weight.
Am I right in saying I should adhese the back of the tile as well as the plasterboard,also im gonna use powdered addy rapid set.

Has anyone used this type of tile before, im most certain they wont cut on the dry, im thinking they will have to all go through the wet?
Cheers.
Vin.

 

[Perry]

Yes i would they are still slate so had to cut them on a wet cutter .Have laid them a few years ago but they never used to be honed people stopped importing them as they were very irregular

 

[bluevin123]

Cheer PJC,
Anyone else care to answer??????

 

[bluevin123]

Dont understand,, when I post a new thread it uploads but doesnt come up under NEW POSTS as before,therefore how can anyone see what ive put unless they go into that particular forum??
Cheers,
Vinnie.:mad2:

 

[Gazzer]

Go to quick links drop down menu and click todays posts. There have been some changes to the way teh forums work recently.

 

[peckers]

I have not layed these tiles before, but as they are slate they will have to be cut on the wet cutter as pjc has already said, if they are irregular thicknesses then you may have to back butter them to get a solid bed with them and you may have to pack more on some then others! If they are irregular thicknesses then i would start with the thickest one first, keeping this one as tight to the wall floor as you can and then working the rest to this level!
I would also be inclined to use a 10mm notched solid bed trowel for this tile size.
if they are a uniformed thickness and the walls and floor are flat and you are competent in getting a good adhesive coverage and getting a solid bed fixing then no need to back butter them, you could lay a few and pull one up/off accasionaly to check the adhesive coverage on the tile and if needed adjust the method you are using.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

bluevin123 - Its a tremendous looking tile with plenty of variation in colour!
Only advice to that of others given already is be careful with the honed surface as it is quite soft and will scratch easily.
Not too much of a problem for a bathroom - but work as clean as you can - and yes you will need a wet saw.
Check that the back of the tile is clean before to apply adhesive to that surface (can be dusty)
Remember it is slate so it will need to be sealed -only when tiles are dry.
Clean thoroughly before grouting.
Have fun.

 

[bluevin123]

Thanks guys,very helpful,,,Just wondering with brick bond, when I get to the corners am I supposed to carry it all the way around the room, so in effect it looks like im building a brick wall around myself? because when I set out on one wall ill have to follow on.
It sounds a daft question but I have done it before where they dont quite follow on but still look ok.
Hope this all makes sense.
Cheers.
Vin

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You have a certain amount of artistic license with the tile flowing around the corner but IMHO it should look like or be off the same piece of tile that went into the corner!

 

[White Room]

I do but I would start from any window thats in the bathroom.

Would use the door as a finishing point though