Can I use Travertine for a Hearth??

[Colour Republic]

I think he may be refering to when it is slightly raised on a plinth

 

[Stan001]

that’s right, the hearth is normally raised above the carpet or the surrounding floor carpet - in fact it’s a legal requirement of building regs (the dimensions are defined) and you'll find it also under HEATAS guidance. Trav is too soft to form a hearth base, as CR indicates, the edges will last 5 minutes!

 

[kilty55]

grey trav looks better for a fire i think,done this twice now

 

[kilty55]

that’s right, the hearth is normally raised above the carpet or the surrounding floor carpet - in fact it’s a legal requirement of building regs (the dimensions are defined) and you'll find it also under HEATAS guidance. Trav is too soft to form a hearth base, as CR indicates, the edges will last 5 minutes!

if the travertine is laid on a solid concrete base round the fire which they generally are i dont see any chipping issues if you round of the edges,ive seen plenty steps done in travertine indoors and have tiled a few also and either bullnosing or simly rounding the egges off should prevent chips surely?

 

[kilty55]

i know what your saying about a granite or honed slate hearth cut to size it does look good,,grey travertine may be a good option for a fireplace also as ash etc if its a real fire wont show up as bad

 

[Stan001]

in fact I previously posted about hearth dimensions here ..

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/25638-fireplace-advice.html

 

[Stan001]

Even good trav is about 5~10% resin – I personally wouldn’t go near it for a hearth ref metal tongues and cinder damage – as you say you can have custom cut two pieces of granite that will butt up to form an invisible joint (one for under the appliance and the other cut to legal dims at the front of the appliance to dims to the side to combustible materials and to front forward of the fire door). The front you can have bullnosed and it will still look perfect 10 years after your trav is trashed.

 

[DHTiling]

This obviously depends upon the thickness used as well...i can get trav bullnosed and 38 mm thick....but i do agree it isn't as hard wearing as granite ...

What ever is used it needs to be easily looked after...

 

[diamondtiling]

Even good trav is about 5~10% resin – I personally wouldn’t go near it for a hearth ref metal tongues and cinder damage – as you say you can have custom cut two pieces of granite that will butt up to form an invisible joint (one for under the appliance and the other cut to legal dims at the front of the appliance to dims to the side to combustible materials and to front forward of the fire door). The front you can have bullnosed and it will still look perfect 10 years after your trav is trashed.

The thing is Stan the chap is not asking about granite, his post is about travertine, he has not mentioned carpets at all. Travertine will be fine if laid correctly. There is no need for an overhang if the fire is in a kitchen with a tiled floor, the fire might be set right back, it might be a log burner. If he wants to use travertine it will work.

 

[DHTiling]

I think all points have been covered lads...