Guess it is time to reveal my ignorance, what is travertine?  Don't think
we have any in our VT barns, but just in case I want to be able to identify
it.  It sounds really elegant.  Thanks,  Ruth





At 6:55 AM -0500 3/14/02, Ralph Walter wrote:
>If so, do the following: In between the steel studs, rip the sheet rock in
>8 to 10 inch strips, horizontally.  Put a block across the bottom of the
>rip, make sure the block is stable.  Using a pneumonic anchoring machine,
>arch in necessary pins, and secure with engineering grade anchor epoxy.
>(Stainless steel pins, this time)  Once hardened, remove wood block, and
>replace with steel, level to pin shafts.  Secure steel blocks.  If you
>cannot get behind it, drill the face, into the studs, counter sink, and
>install, threaded pins and hide with a travertine fill.
>
>--Your old steel studs and new steel pins are going to continue to rust
>behind the porous travertine.  Unless the travertine has some artistic
>value, tear it all out and start over.  On second thought, if it does have
>artistic value, remove it as carefully as you can (it will still
>disintegrate) save it, and install new stone (preferably not travertine)
>and backup system correctly.
>
>Ralph
>
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