travertine fitting and fixing

[stuartavo]

hello brian j thanks for the reply.its a new instal with turbo celcon blocks.and cement board in recessed shower room.
thanks tfs for the welcome.

reading other posts .it seems its a issue to put travertine tiles onto a freshly plastered wall.these tiles are 30x30 not the really big ones.will i have a problem ?.

 

[Gazzer]

Plastered walls ? Skimmmed boards ?
Its not the size but the weight per m2 that causes the issue.

 

[stuartavo]

new celcon blockwork,plastered with hardwall no boards,except hardibacker in the shower recess.is this o.k?

 

[Gazzer]

Yep its fine.

 

[stuartavo]

Yep its fine.

phew,why would others on concrete walls be told to batten them out and hardibacker them then brian.

 

[saveloy]

Is it skimmed? Because hardwall is an undercoat. And according to the British Gypsum white book you can't tile direct on to undercoat plasters except thistle dri-coat.

 

[Gazzer]

My name isnt Brian !! Its all about weight limits .
Plaster Skim on Plaster Board........20KG
Skim and Set Plaster...................28KG
Plaster Board.............................32KG
Sand and Cement.......................40KG
Cement Backer Board..................55KG
Hardibacker Board.......................45KG
Lightweight Tile Backer Board........40KG
Glass Reinforced Cement Sheet.....50KG
Gypsum Fibre Board.....................40KG

 

[stuartavo]

been told to use today mapei keraflex maxi £21.50 a bag on walls and keraquick on floor.with latex plus additive.£26.00+£16 for the addy.what do you think.is this expensive and am i using the right products.floor is 18mm wbp ply by the way.do u tile straight onto board or do you have to seal or prime them.

 

[Gazzer]

been told to use today mapei keraflex maxi £21.50 a bag on walls and keraquick on floor.with latex plus additive.£26.00+£16 for the addy.what do you think.is this expensive and am i using the right products.floor is 18mm wbp ply by the way.do u tile straight onto board or do you have to seal or prime them.

I would never tile to ply direct. Always overboard with backerboards.
Adhesives are fine.

 

[stuartavo]

My name isnt Brian !! Its all about weight limits .
Plaster Skim on Plaster Board........20KG
Skim and Set Plaster...................28KG
Plaster Board.............................32KG
Sand and Cement.......................40KG
Cement Backer Board..................55KG
Hardibacker Board.......................45KG
Lightweight Tile Backer Board........40KG
Glass Reinforced Cement Sheet.....50KG
Gypsum Fibre Board.....................40KG

sorry mate brian is our plumber.too many things going round me edd.yes the plaster is skimmed with multi finish plaster

 

[Ian]

phew,why would others on concrete walls be told to batten them out and hardibacker them then brian.

Thats a good question! If you just have concrete block then that is one of the ways of attaching the backers, for me just screw them directly to the block work. Just so we don't go down the wrong road here, are your walls bare block or rendered and skimmed?

 

[stuartavo]

Thats a good question! If you just have concrete block then that is one of the ways of attaching the backers, for me just crcew them directly to the block work. Just so we don't go down the wrong road here, are your walls bare block or rendered and skimmed?

brian j the blocks are hardwall rendered with multi finish plaster to finish.

 

[stuartavo]

http://www.veronatilestone.com/verona/

this website is in vancouver?

 

[tfs]

Welcome to The Verona Stone Company

 

[tfs]

Go to your local Tile Giant and ask them if they can get the travertine from Verona for you.