james in florida

[Rob Z]

When you come to setting your trav definatly use white thinset,you'd be surprised at how much moisture natural stone can absorb,this is the guy who used regular thinset under travertine :mad2: He's been there for ten years,can't quite forgive himself,good luck,wear a mask.
Mike

Hi James, to add to Mike's comments, also flat trowel the entire backside of each piece of stone to get full coverage. Travertine has the nasty habit of showing ghost lines of the ridges from the trowel, up on the finished side. I can tell you more about this, but just be sure to get a good skim on the underside before setting each tile.