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    new tiles with white grout, have yellow staining in random places

    Hi there Have been tiling for 4- 5 years now Always used bal bucket adheshive (green or white star) for walls and Ardex grout A while ago i had a job where there was white tiles with white ardex grout and yellow staining apeared (the next day after grouting) in a few areas, (this wasnt major as...
    • tile89
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    • aus grout have new build new tiles staining tile tile grout tiles usa white
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    adhesive staining on jakarta matt finish porcelain tiles

    Hi everyone, in need of a little online assistance....We recently laid a floor of Jakarta 600 x 600 black floor tiles. They are are semi-matte?? finish. However, being new to tiling and under a tight schedule we werent as careful as we could have been and we are now left with adhesive stains on...
    • lee cooper
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    • adhesive aus matt porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles staining tile tile adhesive tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    staining on honed slate

    Hi guys, got some stains appeared on some joints (not all) on honed grey slate (600x400).(see attached pic). clean water was used to wash when fixing and bal rapidset flexi was used to fix. the stone is fixed but not sealed or grouted yet. I thought maybe the staining could be removed when...
  4. J

    linear staining to jura blue limestone

    just come back from looking at a problem floor in cotswolds. big slabs 2.2 x 1.2 mts i think . I did not lay stone but i know the supplier adntheir client wanted advice. no problem with fixing, but there is a dark mark through tiles as shown in picture. the centre of these marks are 1000mm...
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    How to prevent white grouting from staining

    My wife would like to have white ceramic floor tiles fitted to our kitchen but I'm worried that the white grouting will get dirty and turn black. Are there any products on the market that will prevent the grouting from staining, other than choosing black grouting which i've been told is a...
    • Zantaz
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    • aus grout grouting how how to tile staining tile grout tiling guide usa white
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    black kaddapa limestone - best price and best way to lay to avoid staining

    hi - was planning to buy the above (40m2 in 600x600mm tiles) from the stone collection aka stonehousetiles. its £30m2 ex VAT. i have seen cheaper but not even thickness and 600m and fairly un-rivened surface. any alternative suppliers out there that can better £30m2? also, have seen on...
  7. J

    Staining on pietra serena sandstone

    JUST LAID A PIETRA SERENA SANDSTONE FLOOR IN A KITCHEN. IT WAS PRESEALED THREE TIMES WITH STAINSTOP BY A DRYING AND SEALING COMPANY, SO STONE WAS DRY WHEN SEALED. LAID STONE IN PCI CARRAMINT ADHESIVE WHICH IS RAPID SET WITH NEW LOCK IN MOISTURE TECHNOLOGY SO NOTHING MIGRATES THROUGH STONE TO...
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    quartz granite tiles staining

    just been to price up a regrout on quartz granite tiles (white) they have been down a year and stains are appearing they look like tea stains, the Manufacturers instuctions say non porus no need to seal the cleaners have been using non bleach cleaning products any ideas how to remove these...
  9. K

    red/brownish staining on grout in shower, cleaning and sealing

    Hi All, My bathroom was fully fitted 4 years ago, we have porcelyn tiles floor to ceiling, the problem is just in the shower cubicle the grout has turned a reddish/brown colour and even though we clean it using normal bathroom cleaners it does not get it back to white, the question is can...
    • kevinp777
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    • cleaning coverage grout liquid paint seal sealing shower staining tile grout usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Kitchen floor grout / prevent staining...

    I plan on using Mapei Ultracolour Plus on a kitchen floor. Is there anything I can do to prevent staining etc... for example if Spag Bol gets dropped, or cooking oil gets spilt...? Any additives you can reccommend? Ta.
    • AndrewPC123
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling grout kitchen kitchen floor staining tile grout usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Pre-emptive question on grout staining.

    Hello all! Been on this site for a while but not had any questions untill now! I am doing some work for a customer tiling with these tiles, Vision Wall and Floor Tiles - Ivory - 30x60cm - 5 Pack from Homebase.co.uk . A comment on their site mentions having toruble removing grout, These tiles...
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    Another staining problem

    Hi, I've recently had my bathroom re-tiled by a tradesman. He had to replace a couple of the tiles due to chips. After he replaced them he left a thin layer of grout and told me to clean off the next day. I got most of it off but I'm now left with a few stained tiles. The tiles are Buxton...
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    Tile staining: Please please help!!

    Hi I'm having an issue with stains on some black tiles that were used to tile our bathroom. Getting a bit panicky now as I'm wondering if we will need to re tile the whole thing!! The tiles used were black porcelain tiles which were apparently already sealed before application, however since...
  14. D

    Need help with staining or etching on polished porcelain tiles

    Hi all - Hope you're not working too hard over the weekend...! I'm not exactly sure what is causing this problem but I will try to explain - I have laid some cream coloured polished porcelain tiles and grouted with limestone colour grout. Most of the job has turned out fine - but on a few...
    • daveshil
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    • help polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles staining tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Black grout staining

    Hi Y'all, just come across a problem of black grout staining a polished beige tile. The weird thing is is that it is not at all apparent at the tile edge but rather on the tile not directly touched by the grout during grouting but has received a grout covering during the washing off. It appears...
  16. O

    Porcelaine water staining before grouting

    Hi everyone, first post an just wondering if anyone has had the same problems. Over the last year Ive tiled several new builds with a 600x600 cream/beige polished porcelaine (Eagle Brand Holdings), when the builder first started using these I told him to check wether they needed to be sealed...
    • ORTiling
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    • grout grouting porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles staining tile grout usa water
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. macten

    Trav staining

    What would be your product of choice for revivng Trav floor tiles that were never sealed - so generally look dull but also have 3 year old grey grout staining. Is there a product out there with a shot at bringing these up to their former glory??
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    Porcelain staining problem

    Hello there,A bit of advice for a scared newb.Heres the scenario, purchased Topps black and white Salvatore floor tiles along with Bal Single Part Flex adhesive and Bal Superflex Wide Joint in Charcoal. Topps advised removing wax coating so used Lithofin WEXA. Then proceeded to apply Lithofin...
    • pevro
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    • porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problem staining usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. B

    slate staining

    Hi all,need some help.I fitted some black slate 600x300 a short while back. I sealed twice with ltp sealer before grouting with white mapei.After cleaning off and leaving till the next day then cleaning them again i sealed them.The problem is they have a white shadowing on them.I have tried...
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    adhesive staining of natural stone

    Hey peeps , what is the easiest and safest way of ensuring that ,when tiling floors with natural stone,that the adhesive used does not stain through from the back ,this is depending on the tile used of course. Any tips and advice would be spiffing:80::45: Mainly on limestone ,marble etc the...
    • sapperdan
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    • adhesive natural natural stone staining stone tile adhesive tile setting usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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