Sealing Travertine

[topcarper]

Hi Guys,

Ive started this as a new thread as my previous topic was about travertine on render and i wasnt sure i'd get any replies as its a few days old now

Anyway my question is when sealing the travertine ive just had put up in my bathroom (looks fantastic by the way) do i work the sealer into the gaps and if so will it have any affect on the grout 'taking'?, also will it stop the grout from filling any tiny holes in the face of the travertine? As of yet i have only done two of the walls as the other two have only been done today and i still need to clean them, ive noticed that the ones ive done feel an awful lot smoother than the ones that havent been cleaned or sealed yet also, i'm using the stuff i got from Tops made by Fila, tile and stone cleaner and the honed/tumbled travertine and marble protector

Many thanks

 

[DHTiling]

Is it an unfilled travertine..?

 

[topcarper]

Hi Dave, sorry i should have said its honed and filled

 

[topcarper]

Sorry to be a pain with multiple posts, when i said the gaps i meant the gaps between the tiles

 

[judge]

Give them a seal before and after grouting mate:smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

It is just you said holes in the tiles..?.. honed and filled is filled lol lol ..

Make sure they are clean before sealing.. and no over spill into the joints will not hinder the grout adhering.

 

[topcarper]

Hi Dave thanks for that, that is what i was hoping to hear, what i meant by tiny holes is a very small minority of the tiles ive got have got the occasional tiny pitted type of hole, possibly where they werent filled totally or tiny amounts of the filling have come away, who knows? i bought 152 300x400x12 tiles, enough to do around 22sq mtrs and went through every single one myself when i bought them but to be honest its gets a bit tiring trying to be to picky when youve got to go through that many and they are pretty heavy as you know, i missed a few slighlty 'ugly' ones which ive asked the tiler to hide behind the sink vanity unit and towel rail but even with some on full view with darkish markings the overall effect looks just what i wanted and really special, i'm was at one stage thinking i'd made a mistake reading about how much effort goes into putting them up properly but now theyre up i'm glad i chose them rather than ceramic, the info on here has been invaluable....just got to keep them looking like it now!!!:smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

Just grout the holes in ...