Limestone or Travertine Bathroom ?

[Bob Stern]

Hi All,

I am just in the process of putting a new bathroom in and have been looking at a natural stone tile to go floor to ceiling. I quite fancy either travertine or limestone in a light gold look. I have read so much about colour variation and poor quality tiles over the internet I thought it was better to just ask advice so here goes.


Is Limestone a better stone to use for colour variation ?

The tiles are going on a concrete floor and I am thinking of an electric UFH, is this suitable with stone or does it take too long to heat up?

Does anyone know of a good stone supplier in the Cambridgeshire area, I have considered Travertine Direct on the internet, the samples look OK I was hoping to pay in the region of £30 psm?

Any advice appreciated guys :smilewinkgrin:

Thanks

 

[Bob Stern]

Thanks for the replies guys,all good stuff. Just found out, god bless tilers forums ! That the plaster won't hold the stone and I need to put backer boards on the walls. I have done a bit of porcelain tiling but never stone. The walls are v goods in a true and square sence can I just screw the backer boards to the walls ?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

That's it - 12mm Hardie tile backer boards mechanically fixed. Tape and screed the joins.

 

[Topshop]

I thought it was 15 years..

Sometimes 15 years seems like a lifetime - thats about how long I have been married.:smilewinkgrin: