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  1. H573

    Mosaic Sealing prior to grouting

    Hi All, I’m a newbie both to this site and tiling. I’ve recently moved to Zambia, the materials here are inferior and the availability is poor. I’m doing a bathroom using mosaic, marble and natural stone. I know I need to seal prior to grouting, but the only sealer I can find is TFC Silicon...
  2. L

    Marble tiles - sealing and cleaning

    Im putting some marble tiles in a bathroom / shower area for the first time. The customer is very worried about limescale and how to clean it, they have hard water. Anyone got any recommendations of decent sealers for marble and/or cleaners. Or should I be telling her to avoid marble in the...
  3. T

    My 1st Job Sealing around shower door frame.

    I have refitted my ensuite and I have made it to the last step only to run into trouble I cant seem to fix. I have a tiled shower floor with wet room tray underneath, all tanked etc and tiled the walls. Sliding shower door frame fitted. Siliconed up where the metal meets the tile but I keep...
    • The Enforcer
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    • coverage door door frame former frame liquid paint seal sealing shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  5. O

    Limestone tile sealing

    Good morning all Just to introduce myself, my name is Oli and I am in the process of finishing an extension at home. Was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to offer some advice on sealing limestone floor tiles. They are chalky white colour which we want to retain as best possible. I...
  6. M

    Sealing after grouting

    I'm just wondering how you can seal natural stone mosaic tiles after the have been grouted can some advice the best action to take.. thanks in advance
  7. H

    Willing to provide tiling advice

    A little about myself . My name is Harry Harshaw and I have been in the construction industry for over 25 years. I am a hone inspector. Installed over a million square feet on multiple projects over my lifetime. Been with some of the best in the industry for the USA market. Since moving from...
  9. R

    People who specialise in Silicon sealing

    I remember reading somewhere that there's a specific trade or at least people who are very skilled at Silicon sealing. I have a lot of corners in a soon to be completed bathroom that will need this doing and I want it done really well as if not, it can really spoil the final appearance. I...
  10. S

    Filling and Sealing Joint between Tile Backer and Ceiling

    I’m just about to install 12.5mm Hardiebacker boards in my 3-wall en suite shower and I’m just wonder how I should fill and seal the joints with the existing ceiling (believe it is just plasterboard and painted). What should I use for filler? Tile adhesive and then tape the joints as normal...
    • schismatic
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    • ceiling coverage joint liquid paint seal sealing tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  11. J

    The correct method of sealing sliding shower doors

    Hi all. I've seen a fair share of very dodgy siliconing around the frames of shower doors. The installation instructions for my shower door state that you should not seal the inside of the frames, only the outside. This make sense to me. But in reality, what does it mean? Do you dry fit the...
    • Jrterror
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    • coverage doors former liquid method paint seal sealing shower shower tray sliding wetroom
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  13. J

    Best method of sealing porous tiles

    So I had to seal some slate the other week which I did with a paint brush. Just wondered if there was a better method? (I used the Tile Rite stone sealer) and applied 2 coats and then tested with a whiteboard marker on a spare off cut.
    • James De
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    • best canada coverage liquid method paint porous seal sealing tile tiles
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. W

    sealing tiles in our bathroom

    Hi Could anyone recommend the best sealant to seal these tiles please? We’ve finally got our shower up and running but water is getting through some of the grout joints on our tiles, so I’m hoping i can give them a seal? Any advice or suggestions I would be greatly thankful for Cheers
    • Whippywhappy
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    • bathroom coverage liquid paint seal sealing tile tiles
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  15. Minmax89

    Using brick slips in shower?

    Hi guys and gals! Hope you're all keeping well. The missus is begging me to do our bathroom. I'm always doing everyone else's and ours is ****, she says. Our house is an old workers cottage from around 1906 and is build with slate and lime mortar mainly then with red brick accents around...
  17. T

    Encaustic tile sealing and hairline cracking

    Hi, Looking for advice please. 2 problems! We have just had encaustic tiles laid in our bathroom including wetroom style walk in shower. They were laid over a new floor (extended bathroom) which then had a layer of hardiebacker cement board on top screwed down all over it. The tiles have been...
    • tillymint19
    • Thread
    • canada coverage crack cracking debonding encaustic hairline liquid paint seal sealing tile
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. P

    Black Limestone – Sealing before jointing

    Hello From this forum I understand that I need to seal before jointing and understand that I need a combined impregnator and sealer. My intention is to colour enhance the stone to get it back to black. I have come down to a choice between 2 products: Romex colour enhancing sealer Miracle 511...
    • Peter Knight
    • Thread
    • black black limestone canada coverage limestone liquid paint seal sealing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. P

    Bath trim and resealing advice please .

    Hi folks .Nees some advice .I had a bit of water cone through the kitchen ceiling the other night .Realised the trim around bath needs replaced but its a quarter round trim and seems to go up behind the bottom tiles.Is there a way to reseal without removing the bottom tiles .
    • Paul Crawley
    • Thread
    • advice bath canada coverage liquid paint please seal sealing trim
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  21. Stevev

    Spanish tiles.... Need sealing before grouting?

    These tiles look as though the design has been printed on. There's no glaze like a metro tile. Will I need to seal before grouting? Thanks
  22. M

    Sealing - Jura Limestone

    Im laying 600x400x15 Jura Beige honed tiles on my kitchen floor, and have received conflicting advice! I bought LTP Mattstone with the tiles, along with the recommended adhesive and grout. A builder friend advised to seal the front and back before installation which I’ve been diligently doing...
  23. R

    Cleaning flamed granite and sealing, flamed granite(if required)

    Good day everyone! I had a granite company do a supply and install of flamed granite in a public walkway, inside. The grout was smeared across the flamed grout, and was difficult to remove, but most of it i was able to remove with just simple soap and water(mostly water) and those steel scrub...
  25. C

    Cleaning and sealing a marble sink prior to installation

    We have a marble sink purchased from mandarin stone. Does anyone know the best cleaning products to use prior to sealing and installation? Any ideas on sealants would also be welcome. Thanks for taking the time!
  26. Q

    Schlüter®-KERDI-TS showertray/ bath seal

    I wasn' aware that Schlüter made a 'Classi Seal' type seal called KERDI-TS. Here it is- Schlüter®-KERDI-TS is a seaming strip made of polyethylene with double-sided fleece fabric and a self-adhesive sound insulation strip. When properly installed, it creates a secure bond between built-in...
    • Qwerty
    • Thread
    • bath former seal sealing shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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