QuestionI just finished installing pre-finished oak flooring. The Marble Saddle between the bathroom and hallway broke. I have a new one, but does it get installed using thin set, mortar or am I able to just use grout to cement it down? It's 2 inches wide and will just fit in the space without any wiggle room.
AnswerHello and thank you for contacting The Grout Dye Company.
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The area between the hallway and the bathroom is considered a threshhold and this is a common place for a saddle. In some communities this is actually part of the building code.
In any case, the Marble Saddle should be installed with a cement based thinset and not grout.
If the substrate that the saddle will be sitting on is wood, install a thin piece of masonry wire, and staple (with a staple hammer)that to the wooden substrate and then apply the thinset to the saddle and firmly press into the wire, applying equal pressure on both sides of the saddle carefully.
Be careful not to break the saddle by applying to much pressure.
If you are installing the saddle on a cement substrate then you don't need the wire just make sure the surface is free of dirt and other contaminantes and install with just thinset. Once installed don't let anybody step on it for up to 24 hours, to avoid breakage.
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Michael C. Malizia
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