Doing a shower enclosure and a bathroom floor, using 12″ travertine tiles with an 1/8″ joint. I would prefer to use unsanded cuz I find it easier to work with. Is there any reason I need to use sanded?
All I know, I learned from Luka.
Doing a shower enclosure and a bathroom floor, using 12″ travertine tiles with an 1/8″ joint. I would prefer to use unsanded cuz I find it easier to work with. Is there any reason I need to use sanded?
All I know, I learned from Luka.
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sanded and unsanded has to do with the size (width and depth) of the joint. Check the manufacturers recomendations.
kcoyner
Ya might get away with it on the walls....dunno if its gonna hold up on the floor though Ed.
I also don`t know that I`ve ever seen natural stone grouted with the unsanded......the aesthetics might give me reason to pause.
I`m also wondering why you find the sanded harder to work with?
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
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I'm in with Jaybird.
Manufacturer's recommend you can use sanded down to 1/8th inch, and I prefer sanded on floors.
Last week I grouted a fireplace that had a veneer of slate 1-by-3's (actual 3/4" by 2-3/4"). The grout lines were 1/8th to slightly less than 1/8th inch, maybe down to 3/32" or so.
Got the right tools? A good grout float makes all the difference. I have two, a regular-sized float, and a margin float.
Like buddah.
Edited 12/14/2004 7:11 am ET by Mongo
Yeah, I was leaning toward sanded for the floor. Don't know why I can work unsanded easier, but it sure is smoother material (duh! there's no sand in it). The other bathroom floor I did in this house, we used 12 inch porcelain tiles with 1/16" joints and unsanded grout, came out real nice.
All I know, I learned from Luka.