Distressed Limestone

[monty]

Hello

Just been looking at a job and the lady has got the tiles and all materials just wants a price for labour.
The tiles are distressed limestone 485/685xRandom Distressed 25mm thick. Has anybody worked with these before and what cutter will i need, will my plasplugs contractor cut them?

There is 21 m2 of it, What would you charge?

Cheers lads

 

[Grace'sDad]

I've never worked with that before (but would welcome it!).
25mm thick I think would be a struggle with the Plasplugs but not impossible if you're patient and have a good blade in there.

Being patterned I would reckon 4 days including all the washing and sealing.

Oh, and try and use BAL PTB (pourable thick bed) if you can. It's great for heavy stone - doesn't slump and spread under weight as much as normal addy, also has about 5 hrs in the bucket.

 

[GazTech]

Oh, and try and use BAL PTB (pourable thick bed) if you can. It's great for heavy stone - doesn't slump and spread under weight as much as normal addy, also has about 5 hrs in the bucket.

Good advise, but there could be a problem with PTB on colour bleeding through if Limestone. The alternative is the PTB Flexi, this is available in white.
BAL PTB (Pourable Thick Bed) Flexible

A highly polymer modified, flexible, rapid-setting, water-resistant, frost-resistant floor tile adhesive, especially suitable for fixing tiles, including fully vitrified and porcelain tiles to low porosity backgrounds and bases. Sulphate-resistant, cement-based, pourable, thick-bed solid-bed floor tile adhesive suitable for fixing ceramic tiles, quarries, natural stone and terrazzo in interior and exterior situations. Its consistency makes it particularly suitable for fixing large tiles and those with profiled backs. Back-buttering is not necessary. Suitable for use on concrete, cement:sand screeds, ceramic/quarry tile/terrazzo/hard natural stone, plywood overlay, vinyl tiles/sheet, mastic asphalt. BS EN 12004 C2F Adhesive

 

[monty]

Hi gaz

Thanks for reply....Shes already got all the adhesive,grout and sealers..shes going to let me know what they are later..she bought the tiles from classical flag stones (on the internet) and they supplied her with the suitable adhesive and grout..I might just put a price in and sub it out (if i get it) as my little plasplugs wont cope with them i don't think.

Monty

 

[wetdec]

Hi m8

Stone type: Replica Flagstone Flooring Country of origin: Made in the UK

You need to have a nose at it I think before you start make sure you know what you are dealing with, rarely is stone 25mm ??


tiler

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[monty]

Hi tiler

When i went yesterday the tiles where locked away and she couldnt get to them to show me....So i asked where she got them from and she told me the web site......Link removed

On the website it says they are 25mm thick...the lady is ringing me tonight with all the details to confirm.

Mark

 

[MICK the Tiler]

I'd certainly want to have a peep at those tiles first Monty before I committed myself. A pic would be good?

You would also want a pretty stout wet saw to handle the job of cutting.

 

[wetdec]

This is what they have to say :

Hi

Could you please confirm the material this flooring is made of & which adhesive sealers you would recomend.

Regards

Tiler

Hello Tiler,

Our Distressed Limestone is manufactured from concrete and reclaimed aggregates. To install it you need a thick bed flexible adhesive, flexible grout, Lithofin Multi Seal and Lithofin Stain Stop, all of which we can supply. Hope this helps, do get in touch if there is anything else we can do.


There you go you deffo need to park your plastiplags for a still saw m8


tiler

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[Grace'sDad]

also has about 5 hrs in the bucket.

Sorry - my bad! PTB is fast set. DO NOT mix a large amount thinking you'll have all day, or you will want to kill me when it sets after 20/30 mins!

I was still in Green Screed mode!

 

[GazTech]

Sorry - my bad! PTB is fast set. DO NOT mix a large amount thinking you'll have all day, or you will want to kill me when it sets after 20/30 mins!

I was still in Green Screed mode!

LOL :smilielol5: