Travertine patio - sealant

[Miles]

Hi,

I've just got a patio laid, 600 square tumbled travertine with 10mm joints - same as indoors, looks great.

Do I need to seal it to keep it looking good - in fact, as it's outdoors, is there any point? There is an outdoor table etc on it so I suppose food stains are possible...

Also, what's best to use to fill the joints outside? I want a dark grey or black, ideally something that won't be too hard to match closely with the tiles inside.

Thanks for your help, have learnt loads from this forum

Miles

 

[davy_G]

Your tiler or fixer shold have advised you on this.
Definitely seal the trav or it will discolour very quickly.

Id go with grey grout but what has the patio been laid onto, if it is onto a sand base then the tiles/slabs will move and the grout will crack.
Maybe a photo or two might help?

 

[Terry Cottar]

Hi,

I've just got a patio laid, 600 square tumbled travertine with 10mm joints - same as indoors, looks great.

Do I need to seal it to keep it looking good - in fact, as it's outdoors, is there any point? There is an outdoor table etc on it so I suppose food stains are possible...

Also, what's best to use to fill the joints outside? I want a dark grey or black, ideally something that won't be too hard to match closely with the tiles inside.

Thanks for your help, have learnt loads from this forum

Miles

depends on the look you want. keep it the same I would use Aqua Mix Sealers Choice Gold or Ultra Solv if you wanna enhance the colour then use Aqua Mix Enrich N Seal. Either way I would be using one of the premium sealers above and not a cheapo

tel

 

[DHTiling]

Which ever sealer you choose, make sure of compatability for ourside use..

 

[Miles]

Thanks for the info - will get a photo to post. I'll also find out whether those sealants can be used outdoors.

A builder laid the tiles as part of some other work, but they're no expert on natural stone, so we agreed that I'd sort out treating them and so on once laid.

The patio has been laid into a sand/cement bed, on top of a concrete slab (the old patio) - so there shouldn't be any movement. Or if there is, it's a much bigger problem as we've moved into an earthquake zone!!

For the grout/joint filling, I was thinking of using something like geofix jointing compound, as that seems the easiest to apply - what do you think? Mortar seems quite fiddly to avoid staining, and probably needs more patience than I can muster!!

Miles

 

[White Room]

Would seal first to cut down on any staining

 

[doug boardley]

Ii thought trav was unsuitable for outside in our climate:20:

 

[obobsmith]

Ii thought trav was unsuitable for outside in our climate:20:

Me too:whatchutalkingabout