I agree with John. The stone seems to be crumbling. It could be an issue with the stone itself or the substrate.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:11 PM, John Freitag <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Adam,<br>
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This damage does not appear to be from the improper filling of the holes it<br>
appears the stone is coming apart and the stone is flaking away from the<br>
fills. I would be careful on this project. If you fill the hole the same<br>
could happen to your fill.<br>
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Have you checked for moisture in this stone?<br>
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Sorry, here you go...<br>
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From: &quot;J. Palacio&quot; &lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:flooramor@aim.com">flooramor@aim.com</a>&gt;<br>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:49:16<br>
To: Restoration and Maintenance&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com">sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com</a>&gt;<br>
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Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Hole Filling<br>
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Adam,<br>
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Did you attach a picture? I don&#39;t see an attachment...<br>
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J. Palacio<br>
<a target="_top" href="http://www.flooramor.com" target="_blank">www.flooramor.com</a><br>
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On Aug 9, 2010, at 11:27 AM, <a target="_top" href="mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com">info@restoreyourtiles.com</a> wrote:<br>
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&gt; Was asked to fill bunch of holes on brush finished limestone which<br>
&gt; were previously filled with grout by installer. Obviously he didn&#39;t<br>
&gt; remove all of the soft and lose material and now those spots are<br>
&gt; coming apart exposing white material. It is 500 sq ft kitchen with<br>
&gt; about 20 or so spots to fill (see picture).<br>
&gt; My question is what should I use to fill them, Sanded grout,<br>
&gt; traverfill or something else?<br>
&gt; What is the bonding agent in Traverfill and is it really better then<br>
&gt; grout leaving aside color issues?<br>
&gt; Adam Bartos<br>
&gt; BiO Tile<br>
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