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[vwharr1s]

hi all I'm mark from north devon and have been tiling for the past three years I'm a electrician by trade but started tiling as i also do property services and a customer was stuck for i tiler so offered to do it for him and he accepted.. anyway thats how it started a he recommended me to a friend then friend to a friend and so on. i dont do loads but have done quite a few kitchens and bathrooms and really enjoy doing it as you can stand back see what yo have done at the end of the day
so while im here i gonna ask some advice about some travertine tilling ive done at home in the kitchen
i did the floor about 18 months ago and was really chuffed with the results but after about 6 months some small hole began to appear in the tiles i went back to the store to see what they could advise but am not happy with the results they gave me a mapei
2 part resin filler to put in the holes but this has discoloured and looks really poor is there anything else that i could do to solve it
sorry about the long post
thanks
Mark

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF. The holes will be unfilled voids, this can be avoided by back skimming the tile whilst fitting them, I realise this is a little late to be telling you this. There are fillers that can be bought to fill the holes but, it's not something I've ever done myself so can't recommend a product, I'm sure someone will suggest something.

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome....

 

[vwharr1s]

Hi thanks for the reply and welcome
The back skimming of the tiles was something that I did do admit idly not the whole tile just the areas that were pitted. . When we purchased the tiles we went for the more expensive ones which were supposed to be of better quality with a more even colour and less filling

Thanks

Mark

Ill post some pics for you to see

 

[suave]

Welcome!

 

[Bubblecraft]

Hi & welcome to TF

 

[High Peak Tiling]

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