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    Sealing Travertine

    Hi Guys, Ive started this as a new thread as my previous topic was about travertine on render and i wasnt sure i'd get any replies as its a few days old now Anyway my question is when sealing the travertine ive just had put up in my bathroom (looks fantastic by the way) do i work the sealer...
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    Tumbled Dijon Limestone Hearth? Sealing / Grouting Advice Needed..

    Hi all, I wondered if someone could offer some advice... I'm in the process of buying an 8kw woodburning stove and plan to have the hearth made from Tumbled Dijon Limestone (600x400x15mm) I wondered on the suitability of this product and if a sealer like "Everbuild Natural Stone Sealer" would...
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    Patio & Driveway Surfaces – Cleaning, Sealing & Maintenance

    Natural Stone Surfaces – External Application Cleaning, Sealing and Maintaining Natural Stone – Part Three Natural stone has been used as an external surface covering for paths, driveways, patios, court yards, terraces, porch areas,verandas, loggia and sun decks for centuries. … Continue reading...
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    Cleaning and sealing with Universeal .

    Hi.. I have been given the opportunity to try out some products by Jason from Universeal uk .... The job in hand is a travertine floor that was rather ingrained with dirt and cleaning products, very shallow and none grouted open pores on the tumbled surface. They also have a wavey edge with...
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    Grout sealing and cleaning silicon residue from tiles

    Two quick questions. I've got a bottle of Fila grout protector from Topps Tiles and am going to seal the grout between the ceramic splashback tiles on my kitchen wall, between the porcelain tiles on the kitchen floor, between the ceramic tiles on my bathroom walls (different ceramic tiles from...
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    Slate bathroom : stains, sealing and cracked grouting.

    Hi, We've just bought a house, and have a ten month old demanding baby :-). The previous owners had a flood and the bathroom was redone. It has a slate floor and shower( slate walls). The grouting is cracked in the shower, and it leaks through the kitchen ceiling when running for too long- is...
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    sealing stuff out of the "norm"

    Hi all........ Been at it a bit recently.....but I have a job to do that is out of the "ordinairy".......and it needs to be sealed.....in fact it needs to be sealed prior to fixing, has to be soaked before fixing and then sealed prior to grouting and then sealed again...........FFS...
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    Natural Stone – Cleaning, Sealing and Maintaining Part One

    Cleaning, Sealing and Maintaining Stone Surfaces – Part One Natural stone has been used on floors and walls for centuries. As with all natural materials, it does need a certain level of care. This is the first in a 16 … Continue reading → More... Auto Feed from LTP Blog LTP Sealers Technical Blog
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    sealing slate after grouting

    Hi, Im going to seal slate before grouting and then reseal after grouting how long after grouting would you wait before sealing would the next day be enough time? Cheers Paul
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    Sealing Crackle Glaze tiles, some advice please.

    Hi all, I'm tiling a cooker and worktop splash back with some crackle glaze tiles. The makers say they need to be sealed before grouting. Now, I'm on a really tight budget, and £20 for a litre seems a bit much to me, so can I use either some HG Impregnator that I have left over from a previous...
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    Sealing Porceline tiles

    Hi Guys Im looking for the correct type of sealant for sealing a matt rustic effect exterion PORCELINE tile I was reccomended a make called Fila. Although It said it was for this type of tiles and having applied it as of the discructions in this case after a couple of days it all started to...
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    Do these tiles need sealing or similar?

    Hi everyone, just a quick question, hopefully straightforward. Do these need sealing as per the advice on the Topps site?: Chic Craquele Tiles | Topps Tiles I'm using the brick shaped ones in a shower, tanked with WP1 and using bal rapidset flex and norcross grout as I had good results with...
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    sealing a showere waste on travertine tiles

    Howdy y'all, been asked to re-tile a shower area. Cust wants travertine mosaics on floor, wht ceramic on walls. Thinking a bout using 'Homelux' sealing system on walls and floor. My questions are; With so many grout lines what is the best way to seal the shower waste on to travertine tiles...
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    Sealing Shower Tray with flexible grout.

    Hi, I'm a plumber with (after reading some of this forum, very) limited tiling experience. After fitting a shower tray at a friends house, it has been set on 18mm ply on floorboards and set into the wall by approx 20mm as corner not square, silicon sealant around back edges. Friend has then...
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    Clening & Sealing Honed, Filled Trav Floor

    Apologies firstly as I've seen this question answered many times on the forum, But I can't specificly find the answers to my queries. I have 12.5m2 of Honed and filled trav to fit on my hall and kitchen floor and I'm wondering when and how best to clean before sealing. I understand you pro's...
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    Limestone patchy shine after sealing

    Hope someone can help. We've laid new classical flagstone minster tiles. Cleaned and sealed them using Lithofin power clean and multi seal. The tiles are now patchy where shiny on smooth parts and dull on rough parts so floor looks a mess. We know we need to take seal off and start again as the...
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    Sealing Victorian quarry tiles

    Help We have Victorian 6 inch quarries laid in a porch/utility area. We have been leaving them to dry out as the reclaim yard cleaned them with brick acid and they were also stored outside so they were very wet and a lot of salt was coming to the surface. They are now dry but drops of water is...
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    Quartz Starlight - sealing?

    I bought some Black Starlight Quartz tiles from Tile HQ for my kitchen and love them! When ordering I was advised to seal them and so I purchased LTP MPG sealer (for polished tiles). The builder is due to finish the job today and told me he would leave sealing until last... however he is now...
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    A Trendy Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail.

    I like a drink but that is taking it a bit to far.......Gaby Scanlon: Teenager has stomach removed to save her life after drinking trendy liquid nitrogen cocktail | Mail Online
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    help with cleaning and sealing newly laid porcelain tiles please

    Hi I am hoping to find someone to clean and seal our newly laid porcelain tiles. They are not polished and were laid in May as part of a major refurb of our house. They weren't sealed after they were laid and have various stains from the builders work which I can't get out by regular cleaning...

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