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been asked to reseal limestone floor about 100 m2. not seen the job yet but guy says it has been tiled about 4 years ago, surface is waxy looking, not a clue what stuff has been used but was supplied by Porcelanosa. what way to do this? strip sealer back to stone than reseal or just go over the...

Done this slate herringbone floor about a year ago and the client would like it re-sealed. Was originally done in Lithofin stainstop but now the client is asking for a more permanently polished look such as slate seal or impregnator. What is the best method of removal and re-application...

My tiles have been laid with flexible adhesive and I am currently trying to clean them prior to applying the sealer/enhancer. However, despite several wipes with water they still look dusty when dry and have some wipe marks (from my builder's mucky cloth I suspect). However, I can't see these...

I am tiling a wet room that will have pitted and porous 50mm x50mm mosiac travertine to the floor.The tile supplier has advised the client to seal these tiles.I have never done this before.sealing that is in a wet area I believe a penetrating only sealer should be used,The grout would obviously...

Hopefully someone here can help me. in 10yrs of cleaning and restoring slate/ terracotta/ sandstone/ marble/ granite ect have just been to look at first flagstone floor and boy is it a mess. whilst it have never been worried about taking on a task of restoring a stone floor and failing this one...

Im just about to do my bathroom in polished marble and its the first time ive worked with stone. Been doing research on marble amd alit of people are saying seal before and after and some saying just after. What would you guys recommend

Hi, the kitchen splash back has just been tiled with white tiles. Kerapoxy design grout was used (white colour). It looks good and wasn't too hard to put on - i think i was worrying too much needlessly! Does epoxy grout need sealing / benefit from sealing? we have a heavily used kitchen and...

Hello, My shower room was tiled. I bought the tiles Regal Grey Matt from topp tiles for the floor and it says that "These tiles require sealing." My tiler told me that the shop says it so they can sell me the sealant. I would appreciate your comments, please. do I need to seal the tiles or...

hey people i just wanted to know what people would recommend using as a glue on Plasterboard when they are tiling, i have prepped the room that i am working on ready for tiling and iv seen some people just say use a PVA would this be the best thing to use or would anyone recommend anything else...

just wondered if anyone has tried sealing new grout with Silicon spray?

Evening all have got a job coming up to re-seal a conservatory floor i tiled about seven years ago. its about 20m2 of tumbled travertine with a colour enhancing sealant on it (still looks good). The customer has contacted me and asked if i would re-seal it for them , my question is what...

grout sealing is quite a good little money spinner and quite easy to talk the customer into but a really horrible job, untill i tried this stuff just sealed 20m2 of floor tiles and part of a splashback in 15 mins flat :) Seal Guard Tile & Grout Sealer Aerosol 600ml - £19.99 - www.protilertools.co.uk

Hi folks! Got a couple of quick questions about sealing mosaic tiles. We've ordered some Classical Flagstones paris brick mosaic to use as an accent strip around the middle of the shower enclosure. This is a natural stone & glass mosaic and given it's natural stone, I figured it will need...

What are your opinions regarding sealing stone by sealing the full tile, front, back and sides before fixing. Do you think it would impair the adhesive bond ?

I was contacted by a previous customer in the week who was not happy with how his fireplace had been sealed. He was concerned with the quality of the sealer they had applied and wanted me to reseal it. I tested it and after a few minutes it had soaked up some water. I told him that I would seal...

Hi We have some Niro Granite Porcelain Floor tiles (non-slip). They are about 99% non-porous, but the dirt just sticks to the top and is very difficult to remove. I have managed to remove this (with a lot of scrubbing) with Lithofin Intensive Cleaner, but after that it just packs back on. Upon...

Hi all. First time poster on here so please bear with me! I'm laying a Victorian mosaic floor as a pathway to the front door. See pic for an attempted dry layout. Any of you guys have any tips on a) what grout to use outdoors for these, and b) what sealant to use once they're properly cleaned...

Hi All, Hoping someone can help. I've had rather a lot of work done on my property - inlcluding the laying of a slate floor in the kitchen. Unfortunately I've had it done by some general builders who I've since had a fall out with. The work was done whilst I've been away on returning they've...

Hi, I'm in the process of laying some Energie Ker Night White porcelain tiles. They're made in Italy, they're basically "part polished" if that's the right description... sort of a speckled/dimpled tile, with the highest parts polished and the lower parts glazed if that makes sense (not deep...

Hi guys, back again just for some quick advice Ive finished tiling the downstairs WV (woohoo!) in some trav and am now ready to seal before grouting. What do you reccomend to clean with? they arent stained... just some powdery swirls where ive been wet cutting them and wiped them after. Just...