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[stevie25]

hi was wanting some advice on laying white marble floor tiles

1 . whats the best adhesive { its a wooden floor }
2. can u use a normal wet cutter or do u need a grinder
3, with it being white marble whats rthe best grout to use {if its white floor grout r u best to use a grout sealer?}

 

[Dan]

hi was wanting some advice on laying white marble floor tiles

1 . whats the best adhesive { its a wooden floor }

If the marble tiles are translucent, you'll need to use non-coloured adhesive. Fasflex is the bet for wooden floors if they are boards, if it's an overlay then you cn use a two part mix, either way, make sure it's not coloured.

2. can u use a normal wet cutter or do u need a grinder

You'll need a flat-bed wet cutter, although marble is soft to cut in most cases so it will be easy.

3, with it being white marble whats rthe best grout to use {if its white floor grout r u best to use a grout sealer?}

Don't use a grout sealer, just use some nice wide-joint grout, colour is usually the cutomers preference, grey isusually the way to go in most cases. They'll do a white and cream/ivory to match the tiles better in colour maybe, or go for a contrast and have black, but it's not my choice of grout colour to be honest.

 

[UKTT Darren]

Make sure it is a white flexi adhesive, very important to back scim the tiles as well as trowling the floor so no shadows show through, use 1mm max spacers, seal the marble before grouting
Darren NE tiling training gaffa