Travertine ? - Domestic Kitchen floor tiles material

[guitarmanic]

Thanks to all who replied to my last thread advising porcelain as the best option however..."she who must be obeyed" has spotted honed and filled travertine in topps tiles and on the net :mad2:.... Any major pitfalls I should consider ? we have seen tremendous variaton in price from £15 sqM (buying direct on the web without seeing it) £30 Topps and up to £50+ at specialists all claiming to be top grade. I would like to do the job myself as economically as possible 20sqM but not at the expense of poor quality

 

[DS Tiling]

Just off the top of my head and if you are doing it yourself, travertine is quite brittle and requires to be wet cut which adds time. It also generally requires to be sealed before grouting and after. The substrate has also to be well preped. Don't let this put you off as it's nice when it's down.

 

[tilermandan]

just posted a picture of a travertine kitchen floor i did a couple of weeks back on my gallery file have a look at that to get an idea of what it looks like down hope it helps.

 

[DHTiling]

Heres your pic mate ....nice floor by the way.....

 

[tilermandan]

thanks dave! one of those jobs that was really nice to do. the flat floor made it easier.

 

[DHTiling]

Is that floor abroad dan.....just thought some of the other pics were.....

 

[tilermandan]

no all the pics ive posted are from here in cornwall the sea scape i posted was in falmouth at a customers house 10 miles from where i live.

 

[DHTiling]

some nice work there mate.......

 

[tilermandan]

cheers dave glad you liked it

 

[Pawelzik]

Better to buy a Travertine that you can see & check if it is precisely sawn to the dimensions you want. Take an adhesive for marble. In a kitchen I would grout grey as oil and fat turns the grout darker next to oven and cooker, maximum silvergrey.

 

[tilermandan]

an adhesive i would recommed for laying any natural stone is a new product from n&c nicobond called speed flex this product is specially designed for all stones. as for grout i would not recommend any colour other than limestone or beige i have found this to be the customers favoured choices and really compliments the colour of the stone but still gives some contrast betwen tile and grout. the grout will recieve a certain amount of protection form the sealer which needs to be applied to saturation. kept on top of it should'nt be too hard to maintain. as pawelzik advises a visual inspection of the travertine you will be using is a good idea to ensure you recieve the overall quality and finish your looking for.

 

[lee price]

Better to buy a Travertine that you can see & check if it is precisely sawn to the dimensions you want. Take an adhesive for marble. In a kitchen I would grout grey as oil and fat turns the grout darker next to oven and cooker, maximum silvergrey.

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[Aztectiler]

I have a couple of pics in my gallery of a travertine floor. They show just how nice it can look when complete.
Only thing is prep your area real good and take your time pal.
Dave will you please embed the 2 travertine pics for me, Thanx

 

[sranners]

Iv had some good travertine from tops but did go through a hole crate to choose the tiles i wanted as there was a change through the batch.

one thing iv been tought with travertine is to spread a thin amount of adhesive on the back of the tile if it is full of voids.
hope this helps, will try to get some pics on if a can work it out.!!!

 

[DHTiling]

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