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Hi, I've had some tiling done in a new build. I've had Travertine put full height in three bathrooms. I'm very happy with the work that has been done, he recommended a waterproof mat for the shower areas and generally seemed very knowledgeable.
However, due to time constraints I've called in another tiler to tile the Limestone throughout the ground floor. This second tiler looked at the previous guys work and was horrified that the travertine had been put full height! He told me that as the 1st guy had put the travertine over skimmed plasterboard all the tiles will fall off due to weight issues!!
I've spoken with the original tiler and he has explained that as the boards were fixed very solidly it was safe to do. He explained some technical detail about 20kgs for plastered walls and 32kgs for plasterboarded walls. He then explained that he had weighed the travertine and calculated the adhesives etc as weighing 27kgs. Although this was heavier than he would have liked, he had assessed the overall build quality and with this in mind he was happy to install as it was between the two weight limits.
The trouble is, now I'm very worried. Has the 1st tiler misled me and done something dangerous or is the 2nd guy just being dramatic and trying to secure the remaining work?
Please advise, Kay
However, due to time constraints I've called in another tiler to tile the Limestone throughout the ground floor. This second tiler looked at the previous guys work and was horrified that the travertine had been put full height! He told me that as the 1st guy had put the travertine over skimmed plasterboard all the tiles will fall off due to weight issues!!
I've spoken with the original tiler and he has explained that as the boards were fixed very solidly it was safe to do. He explained some technical detail about 20kgs for plastered walls and 32kgs for plasterboarded walls. He then explained that he had weighed the travertine and calculated the adhesives etc as weighing 27kgs. Although this was heavier than he would have liked, he had assessed the overall build quality and with this in mind he was happy to install as it was between the two weight limits.
The trouble is, now I'm very worried. Has the 1st tiler misled me and done something dangerous or is the 2nd guy just being dramatic and trying to secure the remaining work?
Please advise, Kay