Installing Travertine Tile On Concrete

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.

Installing travertine tile on concrete.

The installation steps include. Going down on concrete used gawker on macbook pro to capture timelapse music in order. The tiles can be placed in any pattern and secured in place using a mallet image 2. Installing travertine tiles can be easy no matter what surface you are trying to cover.

Once the mortar is mixed it is time to spread it on the concrete. Preparation laying the tile and grouting it to keep it all together. Next mark the midpoint of the area you ll be tiling to ensure that you start at the focal point of the room. Before beginning the installation process it is advised to remove the pavers or tiles from the crates and begin to arrange them in place.

In this video we took out the existing tile and installed new 18x18 travertine tile. Just like other types of tiles and natural stone travertine pavers and travertine tiles can be laid mud set on top of an existing concrete surface. Placing the full travertine pavers. Installation is considered a medium to high difficulty job and will require a wet saw is required to cut the tiles to the appropriate size.

To prepare a dirt or ground area you will need to lay down a base of rock or gravel and then a layer of sand on top. When you spread the mortar onto the concrete hold the trowel on a 45 degree angle and only spread enough mortar for 2 to 4 travertine pavers. Travertine can be installed for countertops flooring and walls. To install travertine tile start by removing any previous covering measuring the are you want to tile and prepare the surface for tiling.

Installing travertine floor tiles 1 mark the midpoint of each wall and connect opposite walls with a chalk line. A timelapse compilation of tiling a room what did you think. It s twice as strong as concrete but can be cut using a wet table masonry saw image 1. Travertine paver and travertine tile mud set installation.

Also check out my other videos. Lay the tiles the tiles for this project are travertine a morphed limestone that can be used either indoors or outdoors. Whether it is on top of dirt or concrete it can be a fairly simple task to create a foundation and prepare the area for installation.