travertine sealer for bathroom

[sparkybaz]

ive just had my bathroom done in travertine and the tiler has made an absolute balls of it to say the least.he used ltp ironwax to seal the tiles but when ive read the bottle it says it should not be used in wet areas's,is this right !.
also is there and form of waterproofer that can be used in the shower area or is the ltp ironwax good enough.
all advise appreciated

 

[atec]

not wanting to teach u to suck eggs, did u give the plaster time to dry out properly. the tiler should have advised u on this but from what im reading he probably dident. The plaster should have been tanked around shower area and the travertine sealed with a proper sealer, I would get him back. depending on how often u have used the shower Damage could already be done to the substrate.

 

[sparkybaz]

i plastered the room myself then left 7 days to dry .travertine then fitted,then grouted,then cleaned with ltp acidic cleaner to remove any adhesive or excess grout.then left 12 hours then first coat of ironwax then 12 hours later second coat of ironwax.
dont get me wrong the job looks great and the tile finish is good but want to make sure the ironwax will stop 100% of water penetration through the tiles

 

[atec]

personly i would have left the plaster to dry for 4 weeks,

 

[White Room]

Was the plaster a skim coat a float and set

 

[enduro]

Its the area in the shower what will be your main concern, as you have had it done and it looks fine, you have three choices 1.Rip out and do it properly 2. Do what i said in my earlier post, strip and re seal. 3 The most important dont tell the wife....:santa_cheesy:

 

[sparkybaz]

the bathroom was given a coat of bonding then skimmed to give added strength due to tile weight.

since i bought the tiles,sealer and adhesive all from the same tile shop i'll go back and kick up a fuss and demand they stand the cost of the strip and reseal.

finally what is the best gear to use to strip and reseal

cheers all

 

[enduro]

the bathroom was given a coat of bonding then skimmed to give added strength due to tile weight.

since i bought the tiles,sealer and adhesive all from the same tile shop i'll go back and kick up a fuss and demand they stand the cost of the strip and reseal.

finally what is the best gear to use to strip and reseal

cheers all

Aqua mix products are the best in my opinion, google Aqua mix and yo will find a supplier. Good luck.

 

[Sully]

the bathroom was given a coat of bonding then skimmed to give added strength due to tile weight.

since i bought the tiles,sealer and adhesive all from the same tile shop i'll go back and kick up a fuss and demand they stand the cost of the strip and reseal.

finally what is the best gear to use to strip and reseal

cheers all

You won't want to hear this but the gentleman who fixed travertine to this substrate was not a 'tiler'. You've got more serious issues than just the sealing problem.

1) Without knowing the size of this travetine, it's still likely that it exceeded the safe weights for plaster - 20kg per sq/m. The room should have been boarded out.
2) Even if you meet the safe weight limits - the plaster should have been allowed 4 weeks to dry, especially in this weather.

Where does this leave you? With a hazerdous situation whereby the weight of the tiles & adhesive could pull the skim from the walls resulting in an avalanche of tiles. Sounds dramatic - but that's where you may well be.

You need to address this issue with the fixer in the first instance, although I wouldn't be inclined to trust him to put it right. Legally, you do need to offer him the chance to rectify. Sorry, you may not want to hear this but these are the facts based on info provided.

Andrew

 

[DHTiling]

Hi BAZ...

Andrew is right here.....Your tiler should know about weight limits...What substrates will take what weights etc....

We hope you installation will be ok....as for the sealer...it seems to be a surface sealer so should remove ok...

Use Lithofin wexa to remove it....leave to thoroughly dry and then seal with Lithofin stainstop....this is an impregnator and won't need any further coats...

Follow the directions on the tin.....

Good luck..

 

[doug boardley]

Baz, when you say room was bonded and skimmed, do you mean gypsum base coat bonding, or an acrylic primer bonding on plasterboards?