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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...
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    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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    Gemini Polished Eagle 60x60 brown tile

    Hello I'm about to buy 37 sq mtrs of Gemini Polished Eagle 60x60 in brown for my kitchen and hallway. Can anyone tell me whether this is a good tile. Or if anyone has laid it in this colour. Was thinking of either the brown or ivory but the brown seems to work better in our home. The price...
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    Polished travertine

    Hi There I have highly polished travertine floor in a large area of my house and it has been down for 3 1/2 years but the shine is rapidly going and I've tried all sorts of products/cleaners to get this shine back, does any one have any suggestions for me. Many thanks Elouise
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    polished black porcelain (again!)

    hi everyone , i'm not a proffessional tiler , but have done quite a bit of tiling ,on a DIY basis before ....I have a question about the polished porcelain tiles I have just layed in my own home..... they are 600 x 300 polished black porcelain tiles from topps , the guy's at topps were very...
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    Those B&Q polished tiles......

    Hi, Looking for some help guys. Have just had fitted a bathroom floor with the Windsor porcelain 600x600 b and q tiles, the ones that have a wax on them, which needs removed then they need sealed. They have been fitted with the wax left on, I now need to remove it and seal. Planning to use...
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    Polished Tiles - Maintenance

    I am a bit of a genius when it comes to car machine polishing (ok ok, sorry for blowing my own trumpet lol) and I was wondering, just how are polished tiles done and what can I do to maintain them ? I assume the tiles are machine polished in some way and there has been no laquer or liquid...
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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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    Polished Jerusalem Stone - Fine Scratches After Grouting

    Hi, All. Great forum, first of all. I have just installed polished grey Jerusalem stone in my bathroom, which looked mint until I grouted it. I cleaned the grout off as per the instructions, but it has left fine scratching on the surface of the tile. A quick search has revealed that I was...
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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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    Polished Travertine

    hi guys This is something i have never actually done and have a kitchen floor comeing up. I could do with tips from start to finish on this one please from sealers and any special things i need to do its going on to a concrete floor.
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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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    What do i need to stick Porcelain tiles over pre-existing polished grantie tiles ?

    Is there any special bonding materials required other than cement for them to stick to each other ?
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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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