Pebble like tile?

[Martino]

Hi im looking for the best place to buy some 10mm or smaller pebble/gravel type mosaic tiles?

And has anyone got much experience of laying these?.....etc im guessing the adhesive would have to be like 6mm at the most to stop it squeezing out too much!

 

[Martino]

After some research you can use sand and epoxy grout to prevent water ingress...just done no the best place to get them from

 

[Burslems finest]

I used some of these recently they were a nightmare to fix, i'm pretty sure the customer got them from liverpool B&Q

 

[AliGage]

Brighton beach?

 

[Colour Republic]

10mm or smaller??? i'm not sure there is, by the time you've grouted most of the pebble would be covered. Some of the nicest and flattest ones i've used were from island stone, but hefty at around £90 sqm if I remember correctly

 

[jonnyc]

10mm or smaller??? i'm not sure there is, by the time you've grouted most of the pebble would be covered. Some of the nicest and flattest ones i've used were from island stone, but hefty at around £90 sqm if I remember correctly

ive used island stone pebbles quite a few times but they are larger than you are after .
the only small stones ive seen have had some kind of resin applied over them to give a fairly smooth finish. no grout AT ALL. LOOKS GOOD THOUGH

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

These are some I have used.

 

[jonnyc]

These are some I have used.

these look great phil.
were they just wet when you took photo or sealed with something to bring out colour.
where did they come from?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Thanks Jonny, they were wet when the photo was taken, I sealed them with Dry Treat. The mosiacs were from Porcelanosa, I think.

 

[jonnyc]

these look great phil.
were they just wet when you took photo or sealed with something to bring out colour.
where did they come from?

do you use dry treat much or was it just supplied.
i think it is very expensive when compared to lithofin for example,which in turn is pricey although a great product.
i have followed dry treat products since i first found them at verona about 8 years ago or more.
think its a great sealer but they really price themselves very high i think.
i know the spiel is that it lasts so much longer but sealer market is a hard one to crack.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

do you use dry treat much or was it just supplied.
i think it is very expensive when compared to lithofin for example,which in turn is pricey although a great product.
i have followed dry treat products since i first found them at verona about 8 years ago or more.
think its a great sealer but they really price themselves very high i think.
i know the spiel is that it lasts so much longer but sealer market is a hard one to crack.

Hi Jonny, yes I use it quite a lot mainly on geo floors, I have used it on all types of stone, porcelain etc. If you believe the reps they tell you the molecules are 200 times smaller than any other impregnator. I rate it, but as you say it is a bit pricey, the other thing is you have to be an approved applicator, which means you have to be able to use a roller.