Gulf Stone

[tommy1712]

i am in the process of planning my wife's dream bathroom and using it as a look what the f I can do as a real high end demo for my company.
Wet room shower with 3 way diverter rain fall in ceiling, rose, rainforest mist with frameless screen (easy enough)
Whirlpool bath12 jet and led mood lighting set in a tiled plinth (front section removable)
TV in wall
Under floor heating
Back to wall pan
Get the picture..... Gunna be real footballs house stuff

I want gulf stone but I have never worked with it yet (but a tile is a tile)
I use topps for everything but there gulf is mentally priced even on trade. There advice is there's is the best (don't doubt it is) yes bal adhesive with ad1

But £1300 for 10sqm really?????? Priced it for a customer the other week

Are there gulf stone tiles as good as they say and the cheaper alternative for others that inferior?

Also is gulf on the floor going to be a bad idea in the bathroom that I will regret (don't forget the wet room floor is it liable to be a ice rink if so please throw a idea in the mix

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Not even sure they recomend the use of the gulf in wet areas, one slip issues yes , would speak to there tech dept, will be high maintenance, no sitting water left, you will need to squeegee wall and dry tiles after showering or water marking will set in . Sounds top end tommy, would like to see pics if completed

 

[tommy1712]

Had a feeling slip would be a issue, wasn't aware about the drying issue is it the lime scale that marks it? Need to look in to this

 

[Lithofin BOB]

More water marking than lime scale / mineral salts, if you keep on top of it it wouldn't be a problem, water and sufactants of shampos and soaps in the water are the problem, maintenance is key. similar to having a polished marble shower. If your happy to remove excess water after use squeegee and towel after use this will it in tip top cond. still worried about these tiles in direct water situation so would speak to them direct about suitability for these areas.

 

[Dan]

That all sounds far too high maintenance for me. On the days I want to grab a shower and get out the house, I'd not want to be using a squeegee for 15 minutes while I'm drip drying my short and curlys.

Take a look at some of the large format porcelain like porcel-thin and whatnot. Maybe theow in some stone mosaics as a border and maybe even a vertical border and two contrasting colours in the porcelain.

TV in the shower wall maybe? Coloured lights in the floor?

 

[Lee@emctiles]

I want gulf stone but I have never worked with it yet (but a tile is a tile)
I use topps for everything but there gulf is mentally priced even on trade. There advice is there's is the best (don't doubt it is) yes bal adhesive with ad1

But £1300 for 10sqm really?????? Priced it for a customer the other week

Are there gulf stone tiles as good as they say and the cheaper alternative for others that inferior?

Also is gulf on the floor going to be a bad idea in the bathroom that I will regret (don't forget the wet room floor is it liable to be a ice rink if so please throw a idea in the mix

Firstly, the quote at T*pps price is high, even for gulfstone. Use Tilemaster Ulitmate to fix (S2) to gulfstone. Yes, there are cheaper altrernatives, however they are less effective.
You can get Gulfstone 50x50 cm mosaics that would be ideal for the wet area.

 

[J Sid]

If you are looking at top end, I did a bathroom where the tv looked just like a mirror, you would never know it was a tv until you turned it on .
For that money, maybe just one wall in the gulf stone.

 

[Concrete guy]

Rather than replicas why not just use the real deal of natural stone.

Crema Marfil and Marron Imperial marble mixed. It looks fantastic.

You can use mosaics in a the same stone for the floor and solve the slip issue.

I've just had my kitchen worktops done in 30mm Honed Carrara marble, it's lovely and far nicer than the man made gubbins.

 

[Dan]

Any close up pics of the worktop?

 

[tommy1712]

Well as it goes m uncle does stone work tops so maybe he could cut some tiles. Ohhhh now I am thinking stone top to the bath plinth and stone top for the vanity unit, hummmmmm lol

Yes that's the TV I am looking at

 

[Concrete guy]

Any close up pics of the worktop?

It was a bit sunny today and difficult to get good pics but these give you an idea.

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