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    Colour Intensifier gone wrong

    I had 3 floors tiled with quarry tiles a while back. They had a coat of sealer before grout but then during grouting the tiler made a right mess of them leaving me to sort it out! After a silly amount of time cleaning the marks and excess grout off I started to seal again with a cloth...
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    good quality, light colour, bathroom floor tile wanted/needed

    Hi all, Was wondering if anyone could give me any reconsiderations on a good quality, light coloured floor tile in for my bathroom. The room is going to be painted a fresh mint green with tiles on floor and bath edging. Many thanks,
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    advice on grout colour to hide dirt

    I have beige coloured floor tiles but am regrouting to replace ivory grout which despite sealing became filthy and looked awful. I gather grey should be best but Mapei do 4 types from dark grey to lighter. I do not want to use sealer again. Should i go for the dark one? Also would the...
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    Help wanted: How to remove Fila Colour Intensifier from honed & fiilled travertine?

    Can anyone help? I have applied Fila Colour Intensifier to a new kitchen floor of honed and filled travertine tiles. It now looks terrible with an uneven, hard wet look skin on top of the tiles and grout - not the finish that I was hoping for. Someone has suggested teh solution went on too...
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    sandstone sealant problem

    Hi, I am laying Indian Riven Rainbow sandstone on the ground both inside and out but am getting conflicting advice about when to seal. On the one hand I am told to wait for several weeks for efflorescence before sealing but on the other I am told to seal before grouting to avoid 'picture frame'...
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    Mapei grout ultra colour plus

    I have purchased chocolate brown quartz tiles and want to know what colour grout looks good, i have purchased Mapei ultra colour plus in chocolate brown but not too sure now, any advice?
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    Help with Grout Colour Advice please

    Cheers for looking I am tiling an en-suite using 400x300 crema marfill tiles (similar colour to travertine) These will be used on wall and floor. I cant decide what colour to use so am looking for some expert recommendations on colour and best type to use Many thanks
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    granfix maxi grout (charcoal)discolouring

    I tiled a set of outside steps with quarry tiles last week,i grouted it with granfix maxi grout on friday,it was dry friday and saturday,but today it has turned light grey and looks terrible,anyone got any ideas what has caused this ?
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    getting LTP colour intensifier and stainblock off slate tiles

    Hello! I thought this forum might be a good place to get some help! We've got green slate tiles on our kitchen floor and recently had to replace a few. It was suggested by the place we got the tiles from that we seal them with the LTP stuff. The guy that did the work for us did that, and...
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    What colour grout would you recommend? Here are pics of my tiles.

    Hello, I'm tiling a bathroom and need advice on grout colours please. My floors are a 23x23 latte coloured mosaic and the ways are a white gloss subway tile in brick pattern. I hate cleaning so I'd like something that would make life easy and not look too dirty.:thumbsup: I'd like the...
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    Rob's - Colour Republic's Birthday today, too!!!

    God, how could I have forgotten today, so so sorry, Rob!! It's your birthday, too, we share the same birthday, don't we!!! :hurray::hurray::hurray:Both geniuses obviously.. :lol: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROB :5::5::17::party::happybday:
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    Grout Sealer/Protector for Mapei Grout - Ultra Colour

    Hi All, I have recently used Mapei Ultra Colour 113 grout and i am now looking to protect it. Can anyone recommend a sealer/protector for this grout or offer any advice. I came across a Tech Bulletin (link below) that states a Silicon sealer should only be used, has anyone used a...
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    Mapei grout colour variation

    Hi all, I used a 5Kg bag of Mapei Colour plus chocolate grout and did the first 2Kg a few weeks ago. Sealed the bad against moisture and then did the other 3Kg four days ago. The colour as it is now is very different between the two batches. Any ideas? Does the colour naturally fade over a few...
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    using different colour grouts on the same wall

    any tips on grouting, black tiles with black grout and cream tiles with cream grout? the tiles are brick shape and size for a kitchen splash back. . . . it just has the potential to be a messy job!
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    dark grout dried white?

    Hi all, just layed an uncalibrated slate floor, what alot of work but happy with the result. Only problem is i used anthracite flexible grout and in most places it has dried chalky white. Left adhesive around 48hrs to dry, mixed up grout as per instructions Im guessing it has over emulsified, i...
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    What colour grout? (black tiles)

    Hi All, Just in the process of tiling my kitchen with large black porcelain tiles, I bought some Ice white grout when I bought the tiles but I started to reconsider as I don't think they're symmetrical enough to pull it off and just generally having doubts - the fact this is the first time I've...
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    Some colour / style tips

    Small attic bathroom. Sloping ceilings, small velux. White bath and seperate shower. Floor and all vertical walls to be tiled. Floor tiles are left over from previous job so have to be used. 333 x 333 brown riven porcelain. 15 sheets of glass mosiacs, brown/gold flecks can be put anywhere to...
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    Colour enhancer

    Hi All Discussing a set out of cappuccino polished marble with a customer and in areas around the window the sides of the marble that are not polished will be on show. Creating a shiny/matt contrast If a colour intensify was used on the sides should that bring the colour nearer to the polished...
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    Help needed - Grout Colour

    Hi There I am currently doing our kitchen and am doing a feature wall (cooker splashback) with the tiles below (link). The rest of the walls will be a cream metro tile with a white grout, the worktops are gloss black with a glitter effect. I want sompething really special, but have not got...
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    Colour and style

    Hi guys, I have to do a small bathroom for a friend and would like a little advice on type and style. The room is roughly 8x10, he wants slate on the floor and thats about it as far as his choice goes. I've tried dragging him to the local bathstore etc but can't manage it :mad2: I'm going...

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