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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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hi am about to start tiling my new bathroom which i have just drywalled with waterproof plasterboard. all screws etc have been covered but the board is bare - as it came. i am just wondering if it needs a mist coat of emulsion first? it wont be very wet walls as the shower is a full enclosure...
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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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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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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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...
Hi, I am about to board out a wall in 18mm ply ready for tiling. Only using the Ply because it is left over from another job and would really help to free up some space in the garage.
Been trying to have a read on how best to seal it but cant find any difinate answers. I have read about BAL...