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    Advice on Terracotta Cleaning & re-sealing

    Hi All I'm needing some advice on cleaning back & resealing some terracotta tiles. My local tile shop has put my name forward to one of their customers to do the work. I've been told by the shop manager that the customer has all the right strippers & sealers supplied by LTP and all I need to do...
    • Matthew77
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    • advice cleaning coverage liquid paint seal sealing terracotta the tile association tta usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling over Liquid Damp Proof Membrane?

    Hi I have just put a Liquid Damp Proof Membrane (A rubberised bitumen based emulsion that provides a flexible and resistant barrier from Wickes) over a concrete floor but now i'm not sure if I can tile over it. Has anyone had experience of this, can i do it?
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    sealing travertine

    do you recommend sealing travertine before or after grouting? i usually seal before but i seen some of you seal after so the grout can fill the pores and then seal it in. i got a trav border to grout wednesday, cheers:thumbsup:
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    need info on installing and sealing Basalt tile

    Hi there. I would like to know what is the correct procedure when it comes to installing Basalt Honed stones. what products too. I have previously installed using ASA conflex mortar, ASA grout. sealed after grouting. with mediocre results. Did also have problems with some kind of white stain...
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    Porcelain need sealing or not ??????

    can someone reasure me please , i had an argument today in topps tiles with a sales assistant who has sold my customer some porceline tiles ( 60 x 40 ) and when they asked him if they needed sealing he said "no porceline doesnt need sealing only natural stone) unbeknown to him i was stood just...
    • tilerjason
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    • coverage liquid not paint porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    B&Q black porcelain windsor tiles -removing wax and sealing

    Hi, I've bought some of the B&Q black porcelain windsor tiles for our kitchen along with the heavy duty cleaner they sell to remove the transit wax, but it isn't working! We have a fair few to do so we need to use something that is going to work to get the wax off properly so we don't have to...
    • tiffylou
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    • b&q black coverage liquid paint porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Indian flagstone sealing problem

    Hi, we have laid Indian stone flags in our kitchen and have cleaned and scrubbed with HG Cleaner. After leaving for over 48hrs to dry, we sealed them with HG Impregnator using a mini roller as advised on the tin. After drying, a white dusty residue has been left on the surface which cannot be...
    • adriansewell
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    • coverage liquid paint problem seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    durabase sealing tape

    hi guys another question thanks very much for everyones advice both previously and hopefuly in advance very much appeciated. question: like an idiot i have forgotten to order the durabase wp sealing tape which apparently you site in the corner of the walls before applying the durabase wp...
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    Sealing Self Levelling Compound

    Howdy all. Wonder if you can help with a question about sealing a DIY SLC job before tiling it. A professional recommended using a self levelling compound on an old concrete kitchen floor but let us down due to being too busy to do the job. A 2nd "professional" tried to put down a SLC but...
    • Hexagon
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    • compound coverage diy levelling liquid mixing paint seal sealing self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. judge

    Sealing grout !

    If i tile around a bath with a shower above it and the substrate isnt tanked ,when grouted and siliconed should i seal the grout to stop the water penetrating the surface ?? ( I am going to suggest tanking the wall first ) :smilewinkgrin:
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    Liquid screeds.

    Hi All, I am a total newbie so take it easy on me! I am a good DIY'r that is building my own house at the moment. I am looking into liquid screeds and if some are better to tile on than others? Do some need more work and prep before you can tile? Can you tile straight on some with the correct...
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    newbie, grout sealing

    Hi all, Pleased to be on a professional forum. Would appreciate advice if poss! Have tiled 2 en-suites (at home) with a cement/grout. It is very hard and if cleanedf off before it has dried, cleans out the gaps.... When dry leaves pin holes and bare areas of grout. If left to dry, is it...
    • htelford
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    • coverage grout liquid newbie paint seal sealing tile grout usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. K

    Polished porcelain sealing

    Evening All Wiil be shortly sealing a polished porcelain floor with Lithofin Protective Impregnator w-fz. Will a lint free rag in a fist sized ball be fine(as i do trav when using stainstop) or is there any reccomendations which is best method to apply i.e sponge,roller. Also it's 60m2 as...
    • kaharrison9
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    • coverage liquid paint polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    sealing porcelain

    hi all am laying porcelain tiles today,using a felt pen I noticed the pen would not come off the tile supplier said i should use a stone sealer before grouting to give the tiles more protection ,I have never come across this before these are top quality tiles,I thought porcelain was not porus thanks
    • kopthis
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    • coverage liquid paint porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Sealing Black Limestone tiles outside

    Hi Can anyone help. I've got a limestone slate tile patio in garden and need to seal it. I used Fila Colour Intensifier. The weather had been hot and dry for 4 weeks, so tiles were absolutely dry. I applied Fila Colour Intensifier to one tile as a test. It did not rain for another 5 days so...
    • Jonny Boxster
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    • black black limestone coverage limestone liquid outside paint seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Sealing red bricks??

    Hello, First time on here so not sure if this'll end up in the right place. Anyway, Im after some advice regarding a shower cubicle in a bathroom. It has an open red brick wall which I want to place a shower tray up against, plumb in, tile the sides, etc but what I'd love is to be able to leave...
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    miracle tile sealing products

    Looking for any feedback on the Miracle 511 solvent based impregnating sealer. And the 511 porous plus impregnating sealer. The forum obviously rates the LTP range very highly, does the miracle stack up against the LTP. We cant get the LTP down here in New Zealand, only brands...
    • astute1
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    • coverage liquid paint products seal sealing tile usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Dark patches appearing on limestone floor tiles after laying and sealing

    Hi all, I'm really hoping you can give me some advice. I've just had my kitchen floor tiled in light grey Jura limestone tiles. The tiler fixed them on top of the existing ceramic tiles with Setaflex grey adhesive using the "spot" technique rather than a solid bed. Some areas where there...
    • jburnett
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    • coverage dark floor floor tiles floor tiling laying limestone liquid paint seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Sealing Before grouting?

    Just had 2 of the bathrooms upstairs tiled and the tiler has asked me to get a sealer to use before grouting so that the tiles can be cleaned up easily. The first bathroom is tiled in a matt ceramic (Padova from Topps) and we have the same tiles in the kitchen downstairs and the grout haze...
    • bordershouse
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    • coverage grout grouting liquid paint seal sealing tile grout usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. R

    Where to start when sealing shower cabinet

    I have already completed the sealing of the shower cabinet, but I then had a wee think to myself. Where should you start applying the sealant? Should you start at one of the inside corners and work your way from top to bottom and do the same with the other three corners before sealing...
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