First Travertine Floor - Conservatory

[GatesheadCol]

Cheers guys as usual for the excellent advice.

Unsure still as to whether or not to do an uncoupling membrane with such a small conservatory.

so in conclusion.

long bucket life,, just 1 part flexi for this project??

wet cuts

seal seal and seal lol

take my time as usual.

clean, clean and clean lol

just one pointer top note. should I grout the same day or should I give it a day drying time before grouting and applying the final sealer.

Im planning on sealing the tiles Thursday night, laying Friday, and had originally thought about grouting and sealing at the end of Friday but as wet dec stated a bit of drying time should be left . is that correct?

 

[wetdec]

just one pointer top note. should I grout the same day or should I give it a day drying time before grouting and applying the final sealer.

Im planning on sealing the tiles Thursday night, laying Friday, and had originally thought about grouting and sealing at the end of Friday but as wet dec stated a bit of drying time should be left . is that correct?

Yes I will try to explain this again.

Tiles on arrival are most never dry if you seal then it could blow on you if it doesnt blow then it will hold in all the water used in cutting, wiping, adhesive etc. This is not the object you want them as dry as possible when you seal. Honed trav shouldnt need protection from grouting its a nice surface to work off.

By leaving your grouting until the day after laying you are allowing trapped moisture to dry out further.

You are dealing with Trav it will suck up every bit of moisture you throw at it except through the honed surface.

Your asking to speed up the process on the first lay the pics wont make your portfolio if you get it wrong, go slow understand it and it will make you confident!!

tiler

 

[GatesheadCol]

Cheers wetdec,

I should have added that the tiles are being delivered today and im laying Friday.

Thanks for adding that the honed surface wont be too affected by the grout, thats a great tip and something I didnt know.

I had said to the customer that I would probably be coming back to grout and re-seal on the Saturday morning to cover all eventuialities.

Like you say, its no good in my portfolio if its screwed up.

Im planning the whole friday to lay, its only small at 8M2 so easily accomplished in a day even mixing small amounts up at a time.

Im planning using a 5mm grout line unless it would look better with a smaller grout line? What looks best with these any ideas anyone?

 

[wetdec]

Um I would say 3mm but it depends a little on quality of the Trav and knowing how to juggle if it gets tight so I would go with the 5mm this time m8. (check with the punter)

As they are coming early have a good sort through them to find the best marked ones. Conservatories tend to end up with a table in the middle and chairs around the sides, if you drop a nice one by the doors about a pace in then i'm sure it will be apreciated 😉



tiler