SpoonyLove
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Hello Everyone-
First post- Let me first say thanks to the community for this forum- It helped me a ton during my first big bathroom remodel.
I am about to begin my second bathroom project, and I'm intending to install travertine on the floor and 2 walls of the bathtub surround. I was wondering if there are any particular gotcha's I should be aware of when installing a natural stone like travertine, instead of a plain-jane ceramic floor.
First of all, I'm planning on demoing the existing floor down to the 1992 plywood subfloor, and building it back up with a layer of mortar, then hardi-back cement floor.
We are looking at 12" square tiles for the floor, and perhaps 16" tiles in the tub surround.
The last tile job I did, I used rough-edged ceramic tiles, and it was a little forgiving with variation in the height of the cement board. I goofed a little in a few spots, and the cement board joints had raised spots, which transfered through the tile. Because of the nature of the tile, it was pretty forgiving, and looks fine. I'm afraid with a polished stone like the travertine we're looking at, it will be less forgiving. Is this the case?
Any incite or tips would be greatly appreciated!!
-Brad
First post- Let me first say thanks to the community for this forum- It helped me a ton during my first big bathroom remodel.
I am about to begin my second bathroom project, and I'm intending to install travertine on the floor and 2 walls of the bathtub surround. I was wondering if there are any particular gotcha's I should be aware of when installing a natural stone like travertine, instead of a plain-jane ceramic floor.
First of all, I'm planning on demoing the existing floor down to the 1992 plywood subfloor, and building it back up with a layer of mortar, then hardi-back cement floor.
We are looking at 12" square tiles for the floor, and perhaps 16" tiles in the tub surround.
The last tile job I did, I used rough-edged ceramic tiles, and it was a little forgiving with variation in the height of the cement board. I goofed a little in a few spots, and the cement board joints had raised spots, which transfered through the tile. Because of the nature of the tile, it was pretty forgiving, and looks fine. I'm afraid with a polished stone like the travertine we're looking at, it will be less forgiving. Is this the case?
Any incite or tips would be greatly appreciated!!
-Brad