Installing Travertine Tile Shower Walls

The choice of travertine for the bathroom does not end in the floors or.

Installing travertine tile shower walls. Whether wall or floor tile that tile needs to thoroughly stick to its base surface demands placed on tile adhesive are both extensive and steep. Lay out the tiles for the back wall of the shower first. It cannot cure too fast. Place the tiles and spacers as you did until a full sized tile can no longer fit.

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. This will prevent the travertine from absorbing water travertine is a porous stone after all and make it easier to maintain. It must be easy to work with and it must adequately fill in gaps between the tile and the substrate. Place the first tile in what will be the center of the.

Use a tape measure and record the space that is leftover and then cut the travertine tiles for the shower using the wet saw. Apply the travertine tiles to the location preferred by firmly pressing it to the wall making sure that the thin set applied on the tiles and the wall will not get mixed. Travertine limestone durango tile master bathroom installed using borders inserts chair rails pencil liners and mosaic tile. Check that tiles installed are at kept aligned using a level.

Travertine tile on walls floor and backsplash and a border for a more sophisticated l. We remodeled this beautiful bathroom in marietta ga in february 2014. Find a place nearby on the floor where you. Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.

How to install travertine tiles on a shower wall 1. This shower stall has many di. Place them on the wall. Measure the walls of the shower where the travertine will be installed.