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

 

[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?

 

[sparkybaz]

the walls are dot and dab plasterboards,i removed the old tiles but due to the surface being too rough i first applied a gypsum bonding base coat"glue particles"then applied a finish coat over that to give added strength,rather than just a finish coat over the old rough boards.the tiler then used a sealer to seal the bare plaster to stop the adhesive drying out too fast.
as i say it looks ok and all feels solid it was just the aspect of making sure the tiles are 100% waterproof and nothing is going to penetrate the tiles or grout and attack the wall causing future problems