How To Fit Travertine Wall Tiles

Travertine tiles are absorbent in nature unlike other stones that are more dense and compact making travertine tiles quite daunting to work with.

How to fit travertine wall tiles.

The most common tools used to install travertine tile or most tile for that matter include a tape measure a rubber mallet a power drill and mixing paddle a marker or wax pencil a level a tapping block a torpedo level a chalk line tile spacers a margin trowel a notched trowel and a wet saw. How to install a travertine stone backsplash. Whether you opt to install travertine wall tiles or install the tiles on the floor the installation. Below are the materials that you need along with.

Next mark the midpoint of the area you ll be tiling to ensure that you start at the focal point of the room. Travertine 12 x12 tile floor installed over schluter ditra using proleveling system by progress profiles. This system uses one base placed at the corners of. However with the right tools and materials you can easily cut replace and install travertine wall tiles.

Travertine is a type of earthy natural stone that is imported from countries such as italy and mexico. How to install travertine tiles on a shower wall. We remodeled this beautiful bathroom in marietta ga in february 2014. To install travertine tile start by removing any previous covering measuring the are you want to tile and prepare the surface for tiling.

It comes in tumbled for an old world tuscan. Travertine tile on walls floor and backsplash and a border for a more sophisticated l. Travertine is a natural stone made of a calcium.