Travertine Tile No Grout

No gap means no grout.

Travertine tile no grout.

The msi trevi gray ledger panel natural travertine the msi trevi gray ledger panel natural travertine wall tile is a natural stone travertine with a beautifully neutral blend of contemporary silver and gray tones. The tile features random strips of stacked stone glued together for ease of installation and each piece is designed with an s shaped end that helps interlock the pieces and enhance. Grout locks or secures the tile besides assurance of straight lines. How to grout tumbled travertine tile.

In either case a sealer is applied to the areas not to be grouted and then the grouting is done. You only need to butter the back of the travertine tile with mortar then push it against the other tiles no gap necessary. Instead line up the corners of the tiles and use your rubber mallet to gently tap the surface of the marble or travertine until it is butted up tightly against the adjacent piece. Even if rectified tiles allow you to avoid using grout without having the result look unaligned the materials are still in danger of being chipped or damaged.

This means that unlike ceramic tile except for rectified tile travertine s edges are perfect. Before you grout travertine tile decide whether you want the holes grouted along with the lines between the tiles. Tumbled travertine tile has many dips curves holes and natural surfaces which give it its character but also makes it more difficult to grout. Many people see travertine tiles as nature s work of art and we can t disagree.

Grout is a necessary and integral part of many tile jobs for several reasons. We might be going against the above point here but hear us out. Do not use tile spacers. Leaving the natural holes will make the stone look more natural but grouting is more tedious than if the whole tile lines and holes are grouted.

Travertine might be prestigious but it s also subtle. Perfectly cut edges will not perform better than regular tile when friction occurs so they can still cause a variety of problems if you opt for a no grout tile installation. It keeps moisture out of the substrate helps keep tile lines straight and. Because travertine is naturally made no tile is the same as its neighbor.

How to lay tile without grout lines. Set the next piece of tile adjacent to the first piece being sure to repeat steps 2 and 3 for every marble or travertine tile you install. I ve seen non grouted ceramic granite marble limestone in a wide variety of locations airports subways palace and museums all without grout lines spaces cannot recall in my 81 years noticeable ugly signs of an issue caused by lack of grout space. Tumbled travertine tile is a calcium based stone that was formed deep inside hot springs.