crazysteve

[crazysteve123]

HI, can anyone help me i have got a limstone floor to lay, any tips on addesive, grouting and cutting thanks

 

[CLAYS TILES]

welcome to the forums

 

[DHTiling]

Hello Steve and welcome to the forums........

I would use a white rapid-setting adhesive suitable for the substrate and a fast setting grout which is suitable for stone to prevent water staining at the tile edges.....lightly backskim the tiles as well before setting into adhesive bed to avoid any shadowing showing through the tile face.....
All cuts will need to be done on an electric cutter........

 

[Varley]

Hello mate and welcome to the forums

 

[crazysteve123]

Thanks dave for the advice just one more question, what about coating the tiles cheers

 

[Turkish]

Hi mate, welcome to the forums

Turkish

 

[robbo]

Hi bud and welcome to the forums

 

[ChaseTiling]

Hey Steve! Welcome to the forum :hurray:

 

[crazysteve123]

Hi everyone..!

 

[CTD Marie]

:yes:
Hello crazy steve.

What size are these tiles??

What type of floor are you lying these onto?? Is it level??

Sorry with the questions just needed more information so if we can advise you with whats best to use.

Cheers.
:yes:

 

[Kobbie]

Hello Steve and welcome

 

[Tulsa]

Hello steve all the best man

 

[monty]

hello crazysteve.....

 

[CTD Marie]

Hi Steve.

I have been in touch with one of our branches and this in the information they gave me.

Depending on what the floor is ie,wood or concrete the adhesive and the grout would differ.Limestone needs to be cut with a wet cutter not the standard cutters on runners.What ever the substrate is a rapid adhesive should be used as some staining could occur if a normal setting adhesive is used,plus the adhesive should be white if it is a light colour stone as this could bleed through.Ideally rapid set flexible white would be used on concrete floors and fast flex white on wooden floors.The tiles would need sealing once fixed,prior to grouting.Lithofin stain stop is very good,give them one coat once laid and then a second after grouting and this will help protect the grout from staining aswell.Superflex w/j grout by bal would be the best grout to use on the floor on concrete and on most wooden overlayed floors,on a single layer timber floor a bal w/j grout with gt1 grout admix would be more flexible and the better way to go.

Hope this helps.

Cheers.

 

[crazysteve123]

Thanks for the advice dave worked a treat..!