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Suggestions for Installing Travertine by Vicky Smith
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Travertine tile comes from all over the world. The most common areas include Italy, Mexico, Peru, Iran, Turkey, and France. Travertine from all of these places looks slightly different because of differences in geology. Travertine is quarried in huge blocks or slabs. Once travertine is formed into tiles and are made available to the public, they are commonly used to finish floors, walls, backsplashes, and countertops. The most common installation area is flooring. In all cases, the method of installation is similar. Instructions as follows: Firstly, measure the area of the floor where you would like to install travertine tile with a tape measure. Multiply the length by the width to find the total square footage of the installation area. Add an extra ten percent to that number to compensate for cutting and waste. For example, if the total square footage is 150 square feet, you'd need an extra 15 square feet. Take the measurement with you when you go to your local home improvement store to purchase all of your installation materials. Secondly, prepare the substrate. Possible substrates include concrete, plywood, and many others. Because each of these substrates is inherently very different, their installation preparation processes will vary as well. Generally speaking, cracks must be filled in with a cement-based crack filler and the substrate must be level. If the substrate is not level, use a cement-based leveling compound according to the directions on the package to level the substrate and let the product dry completely before walking on it or beginning the tile installation. Thirdly, layout and cut all travertine tiles that need to be cut before you begin mixing thinset mortar adhesive. Open multiple packages of tile and take one tile out of each package one box at a time and place the tile on the floor. Use tile spacers to space the tiles so you can cut the tiles along the wall to the correct size. Place tiles on the floor in such a way that you use as many full-sized tiles as possible. Remove the tile from the room and stack each row of tiles outside the room. Fourthly, pour a 50-pound bag of fortified thinset mortar into a 5-gallon bucket. Add about 2 quarts of cool, clean water to the 5-gallon bucket. Install a thinset mixing attachment into an electric drill. Place the mixer into the thinset mortar and begin mixing the thinset. Add small amounts of water at a time mixing continually until the thinset is smooth and the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Let the thinset stand for 10 minutes. Fifthly, spread the thinset mortar over the prepared subfloor with a notched thinset trowel. The depth and size of the notch you need is determined by the size of the travertine tile you want to install. Scoop thinset out of the bucket with a margin trowel and spread the thinset over the subfloor with the flat edge of the thinset trowel. Comb through the thinset with the notched edge of the trowel. Hold the trowel at a 45-degree angle to the subfloor to attain the correct notch depth. Lay travertine marble tiles in the prepared thinset and press on them firmly to set them into the thinset. Sixthly, place spacers in between the tiles to keep the travertine tiles spaced evenly, and to help them hold their positions. Because thinset is partially liquid, travertine tiles may twist out of alignment with one another. Using tile spacers prevents this from happening. Repeat this process over the rest of the subfloor. Allow the thinset to dry for at least 24 hours before walking on the set travertine tiles. Seventhly, wipe any dried residual thinset mortar off of the edges of the travertine tiles with a damp rag. Pour a bag of sanded grout into a 5-gallon bucket, and water and mix the grout with a thinset mixer and drill until the grout is smooth and the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Pour the mixed grout directly onto the travertine tiles. Eighthly, spread the grout over the tiles with a rubber grout float forcing the grout into the grout lines between the tiles. Hold the grout float at a 45-degree angle to the tiles and at a 45-degree angle to the grout lines. Repeat this until all of the grout lines are completely filled with grout. Wipe the excess grout and grout haze from the faces of the tile with a damp grout sponge. Allow the grout to dry for at least 24 hours. Ninthly, finish removing residual grout haze from the travertine tiles with a damp grout sponge. Allow the tile and grout to dry for an additional 48 hours. Tenthly, apply penetrating grout and tile sealer to the travertine tile and grout with a small kitchen sponge. Allow the sealer to dry completely in between applications. Complete two to four sealer applications. In short, as a popular business E-platform of promoting stone industry, our client resource has accounted over 100 thousand spreading more than 100 countries and regions, with a visit volume exceeding 5 million times annually. If you want to consult us freely, you can also see fountain or become an honest follower of us by @ https://twitter.com/stonebtb.
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