no confidence for Travertine job

[Fekin]

also i wouldn't advise you use dispersion adhesives in a wet area such as a bathroom,at the very worst white star or someting similar!

On good walls, I don't see a problem with dispersion adhesive in a everyday family bathroom, just avoid the silly adhesive depths in future :smilewinkgrin:

Personally, I wouldn't touch the Trav job unless you got someone experianced to work with you, and really would have to be paying them a good bit more than yourself for the pleasure too :lol:

All in all though, it would work out well for you, you get the job done well, learn while your doing it and get paid too

 

[Sean Kelly]

Vin, I think by now you know that putting green star in a bathroom is a no no. So enough said on that one. Doing anything for the first time is very scary. I’m currently trying to do 30sqm of UFH with SLC on top. Neither of which I have used before. My Wife has noticed that I am very apprehensive about it and she is staying out of my way! I did my first travertine job about 6 months ago. It was 12sqm of wall and 3sqm of floor. All the info needed for the job was found on Tilersforum. I was lucky because it was for a friend of a friend and I threw in some free plumbing work. It took me a lot longer than I thought. The results were brilliant, and the customer very happy. Like yourself I’ve only been tiling 22months, but 50sqm of travertine would still scare me. The house is empty you say, this is a massive plus point. However, do not estimate the length of time it takes to cut each tile. Would you feel happy accepting day rate and only laying a few tiles? Personally I would go in with a price. That way you will work without the added pressure that you are ripping off the customer. Good luck with the bathrooms, hopefully they are standard white tiles? If you feel that the travertine/expansion joints/different rooms is too much then be honest. You could maybe pass the job onto someone else (on this forum) and maybe work a couple of days free of charge. Good luck. Sean

 

[LM Ceramics]

6 tubs of adhesive is alot alot ive just completed a bathroom 23 m2 of ceramic and used 4 and a half tubs because the walls weret as good but now i work for someone else so i have no say in preperation work i get told to get it done because ive been tiling for nearly 4 years on and off i can tile a little quicker. Had this been a job of my own then i would have advised prepping the walls or else i wouldnt have touched it as it was my reputation at stake.

We all have bad days were we question ourselves but try and be abit more confident in your abililty i would take the trav job on you have been tiling for 2 yrs now you should be ok at it just take your time with setting out make sure the substrate is nice and flat even if it takes you a few hours to set out just do it then away you go if you feel like your struggling then call on help but im sure you ll be fine have some confidence pick yourself up and start again we are all still learning


and as for tubbed adhesive i have to agree with fekin i use tubbed adhesive in everyday bathroom areas for ceramic depending on size most adhesive companies say they are suitable for bathrooms and kitchens but i would tend to use BAL green star or white star though

 

[Brindle]

Planning it all carefully is half the battle. I did my biggest floor job recently, similair to yours only this was 100 m2 complete ground floor, brick bond Trav. Took my time in setting it all out with good cuts everywhere, used the right adhesive, good sealer, customer is 100% happy with the result. Wetroom also in the same trav.
It can be done, just check and re-check everything, especially on your setting out.
Good luck mate

 

[penno]

Do NOT turn down the work as a floor like that would be a brilliant learning curve for you, however DO NOT do it on your own.
Loads of tilers on here who i am sure would be willing to jump on a nice trav job, get someone with you with plenty of experience.
If needed mate just labour on someone and watch and learn.

Although you maybe busy taking down that bathroom after 15sqm took 6 tubs, the adhesive will be soaking wet.