sealing

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    sealing grout in kitchens

    Have tiled worktop with epoxy grout, can I seal this to avoid staining? if so, what with?. Thank you
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    Do all Porcelain tiles need cleaning before sealing

    Hi Guys, Most of you are probably getting bored of me now. . lol Yet another question about my flooring. . I bought some polished Porcelain from Tile Giant (Jakarta Vanilla) the guy said that they would need sealing, so I bought some LTP MPG, but now the tiles are down, they look, slightly...
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    Sealing Absolute Black Granite Floor Tiles

    Hi, I have recently bought some absolute black granite floor tiles for my kitchen and need some advice with regards to whether or not i need to seal them. I have spoken to a number of people who think i need to seal them but then ive heard from roughly the same number of people that i dont need...
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    Black Limestone laid before sealing

    We're currently having a wood burning stove installed and have chosen black limestone slabs for the hearth.The builders doing the fireplace have laid the slabs before sealing them. I have been told that the stones will be sealed on the day the stove is installed. After doing some research, I...
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    sealing before or after (again)

    I know we've had this topic before but i'd just like to ask your opinions again. last week i was laying a 15m2 jerusalem travertine floor and as i thought best (as recomended on here) i sealed after grouting so grout will adhere to unfilled holes/dents. guy from tile shop came with grout and...
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    Advise on speeding up cleaning and sealing process on large area of tumbled marble

    Hi, ill be cleaning and sealing 75 sq mt of tumbled marble this week, any tips on ways to speed up the process of applying and ect. and would you seal before an after grouting? any advice would be appreciated
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    sealing Mapei Ulracolour plus?

    Hi All, Just a short easy one. Is there any point in sealing Ulracolour plus on the walls or floor when used with porceline tiles? Thanks, Gusty.:smilewinkgrin:
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    Limestone paving sealing/cleaning advice please!

    Hi, I had a limestone front path laid 3 weeks ago by a guy who had done some general landscaping for us. The slabs are a darkish grey colour, similar to slate. They are untreated as I didn't know about treating it and only found out about this when I started looking for advice online regarding...
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    terrazzo cleanin and sealing

    hi what the best way to clean and seal terrazzo doing a 400msq floor need something thats non smelly as its in a biscuit factory
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    Sealing top of tiles?????

    Hi, im just on the finishing touches of installing my new shower room. the ceiling has been newly skimmed on boards and ready for painting. There is a very thin gap between where the wall tile and ceiling join.....My question is that would it be best to use Silicon all the way around or would...
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    sealing around bath

    what is the best way to achieve a leak free seal around a bath
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    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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