polished porcelain

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    One sealer to seal: Polished porcelain, Honed Travertine & A Slate Hearth????

    Hi All I've just laid some polished black 600 x 300 porcelain tiles under a range cooker in a kitchen. Only 1.5 sqm In the living room I'm laying a one piece slate hearth 1300mm x 400mm. The bathroom is floor to ceiling honed travertine and needs sealing after 2 years. The splashback to...
  2. J

    Polished porcelain

    Hi all, have a floor to tile on Monday with 600x600 polished porcelain, had a look at the tiles today and there's a transit wax on them, haven't worked with these before and just wondering whats the best way to remove wax before sealing,
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    Sealing polished porcelain ?

    Hi Guys, Well, we have had about 100 sqm of the beige B&Q windsor 600x600 polished porcelain tile laid. Tiler is finished and we are left with the job of scrubbing and sealing. A few questions, firstly, he laid them, impregnated them, grouted and then cleaned(ish). He says we should get a...
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    b&q black polished porcelain.!!!!

    hiya ..... after reading many different posts about b&q black polished 600x600 floor tiles , and what b&q say about this type of floor tile(the kind note that you get with every pack) ....never done 600x600 before........... so i gave it my best shot........ what do you think???????? they...
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    polished porcelain problems?

    Hi everyone,am new to this site but have been a tiler for 26 years,as you all know tiling has had a lot of changes in the last few years,and after talking to various people in the trade there seems to be a recurring subject coming up,and i really want to find out if there is any further evidence...
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    Help - Polished Porcelain Protector

    Hoping you can help! We have purchased 600 x 600 Brussels Polished Porcelain Tiles from Topps. We put tiles on our small kitchen worktop in cottage many, many years ago with success. Decided to have a change this size tile works perfectly and we were given - Fila's Polished Porcelain...
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    which slc/ adhesive for 600sq polished porcelain?

    Hi folks, I'm laying 600sq black polished porcelain on my kitchen/diner floor soon and have a few prep/adhesive questions... The floor is quite flat sand/cement render or concrete, but with a bitumin residue from some original marley reds floor tiles. I would like to use self leveliing...
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    Best way to apply MPG impregnator to Polished Porcelain?

    Will my mini roller suffice- I can't help thinking it will be too generous on a not very porous surface . Thanks
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    Over tiling onto polished porcelain tiles

    I have to quote for the following: Install 10mm Marmox boards to floor, fit UFH, SLC then tile (28sqm). Trouble is that there are 300 x 300 polished porcelain already on the floor. I suggested getting a breaker and taking them up but customer wants to investigate sticking the boards on top of...
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    gray patches on Polished Porcelain tiles

    I am working in a tile shop from last month.One of our customers who bought tiles 2years ago complained that his black colour polished porcelain tile has brownish patches and some whitish colour patches (nearly 3cm diameter patches) appeared on all the tiles. I have visited the place and saw the...
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    Polished Porcelain Queries

    Evening All Will be starting some polished porcelain tomorrow and was wondering is this transit wax very obvious or can it be transluscent.The tiles appear wax free and very shiney. Also the tile retailer has told the customer they don't need sealing,do you simple accept this or do seal to make...
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    Sealing and grouting polished porcelain floor tiles

    I’m in need of a bit of advice. I’ve laid some 600x600 porcelain floor tiles in a kitchen and have just applied a coat of LTP MPG sealer, which I’ve buffed up and am going to leave overnight. I’m not sure what to do next. Should I grout them and then apply another coat of MPG, or apply the...
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    Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles

    I have just purchased some Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles (300x300) from Tile Giant and was also supplied with LTP MPG sealer, should I apply a coat of sealer prior to installing tiles, or seal once I have put them down ? (or seal before and after) Thanks
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    Cutting 10mm 60x60 polished porcelain floor tiles

    I’m having problems cutting some 10mm 60x60 polished porcelain floor tiles. I cant get a nice smooth edge. It splinters the surface on the edge when I cut them. I’ve been and bought a new saw blade and its made no difference. Any advice??
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    Polished porcelain driving me mad!

    Hi all, I've recently laid about 18m2 of b and q 600x600 polished porcelain (black). The customer bought these tiles back in dec 2008 but for one reason or another i only did the job last week. The tiles are laid but not grouted yet as i am having a nightmare with the sealing process. The...
  16. Sean Kelly

    Polished Porcelain not had wax removed. Not sealed.

    Just a quickie in the Arms. Would I be better off trying to remove wax and grout haze from polished porcelain tiles with Nanoscrub? Been reading a few threads on the subject and have come to this conclusion. BTW - the tiles have been laid and the tiler did not remove wax nor did he seal the...
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    Polished porcelain discoloured by sealer

    Hello people! Used a sealer called 'universeal rapid all in one' impregnator, which comes in an aerosol (simiular to what dave at tradetiler sells) to seal some black polished porcelain prior to fixing. But it appears to have discoloured the tile in places where it may have been put on more...
  18. K

    En-Suite Bathroom Project - Polished Porcelain?

    Hi I’m onto my next project which is to re-do the en-suite which is a complete tear down and re-build. The room is pretty small – approx 2m x 2m with a window. We plan have the floor and all of the walls tiled – currently it’s carpeted and only tiled to waist height (apart from in the shower)...
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    First time polished porcelain

    Hi anyone give me any advise on fitting polished porcelain for the first time, they are spm polished porcelain from tile giant. Advice on adhesives, cleaner and sealant? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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    Drilling through polished porcelain tiles and re attaching toilet!!

    Hi guys Ive finally laid my floor and im in process of putting everything back! I need to drill some holes in my polished porcelain floor tiles to screw the toilet back down! Ive bought a 6mm diamond porcelain tile drill bit but problem is it keeps slipping and cant even get started drilling...

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