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Terracotta sealer and maintenance
I am thinking the best product to seal Terracotta may be Aquamix Enrich N Seal since it doesn't not require linseed oil in maintenance. Whereas LTP's Colour Intensifier does require linseed oil in maintenance. Would this be correct? I am trying to get this issue with terracotta into...- rich hand
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terracotta floor
job hatch house farm newbury, for holloway white & alom.sealed with ltp boiled linseed oil to be waxed later- nybor62
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Decent Saltillo Terracotta sealer???
Hi all, Surprising as this may sound, I've never fixed real terracotta for over 7 years now:yikes: Just picked up a job to fix 300x300 Saltillo and wondered what decent sealers/finishes were kicking around these days?? Had a quick look at the LTP range which looks :thumbsup: MC :cool3:- merlecollins
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boiled linseed on spanish terracotta
Hi first post from down under in NZ. A current job has me reinstating spanish terracotta tiles from a disused exterior application and laying them in an interior extention alongside existing spanish terracotta. The existing tiles had been treated with boiled linseed 2:1 turpintine and sealed...- astute1
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Laying and sealing Tavella Anticata terracotta tiles
Hi all I have spent a bit of time looking at the website and have found it very useful for general information and tips (for which thank you). This is my first post. I am having a new kitchen floor laid with Tavella Anticata terracotta tiles from Terrafirma Tiles ). Terrafirma say these tiles...- tommymcgough
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terracotta or quarry tiles?
hello, i am looking for some expert help. i want to deep clean and reseal my kitchen floor. first how do i tell if it is terracotta or quarry tiles. each tiles is 11 inches sq. they have a very uneven surface and do not appear to be glazed. one broke recently and it had a clay like appearance...- wanbrook
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Terracotta Nightmare
Hi Everyone, Restoring A what looks like french terracotta floor,they where second hand then, the tiles have been down for 25 years (I know this as was labouring on the house at the time )The tiles were nearly black with dirt and waxes when first started, Used aquamix products to get them to the...- Tim Murphy
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Terracotta disaster
I have Fired Earth pammets that had linseed applied and a fired earth seal...told we didn't need to wax etc if we did this. They have never looked great...but now they look even worse. I cleaned the walls with sugar soap and some of it dripped on the floor...consequently there are pale splash...- Piper61
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Terracotta Tiles (Sealing)
I have replaced 5 terracotta tiles today, do I need to seal them befor I grout them? If so what best to use? Cheers- steveboy
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Terracotta grout - good idea/bad idea?
Hi, Be grateful for some advice before it's too late :smilewinkgrin: I've got some Nerea wall and floor tiles from Tile Giant: crema and noce scored on the wall and noce on the floor (photos attached) The scored tiles have a sort of rusty red 'grout' line in them, so to match we're thinking...- barneyg
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A terracotta nightmare
Help please. I have an internal terracotta floor that has been badly damaged by an underfloor leak in an area which is rented as a holiday rental - the water has been absorbed by the tiles and pulled all sorts of salts up on to the surface of the tiles - the tiles are also stained with water...- tiletrouble
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Help needed with terracotta floor!
I have a Fired Earth terracotta floor. I had it laid and properly sealed with linseed oil etc and then waxed & buffed to a sheen. However, I have 3 large dogs so I have to mop the floor every other day, but the normal tile products that won't remove the wax aren't strong enough to take off the...- donnagibbs
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Where can I get 1 inch thick terracotta tiles?
I've just moved into a 1930's semi and the windowsills in the living and dining room have big 9 inch square tiles which are 1 inch thick, and I think they are terracotta. I would like to replace a few of them as they are damaged but can't find any matching ones on line......any suggestions would...- wanno
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terracotta sealing and cutting
hi all , i have some raw terracotta to lay tomorrow .have washed and let them dry for 2 hours and then applied ltp mattstone which was absorbed superquick as expected.is this enough to protect the tile during laying or should it have another prior ?which is best way to cut ?wet or with...- bluesky
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Adhesive for Terracotta floor tiles - advice please
Hi. I have an old (approx 300yrs) house with a part concrete, part old lime "crete" floor (ie concrete in the bits where the old lime had presumably broken away) in the sitting room. No DPC. It was sopping wet when we removed the carpet (with thick rubber underlay and hardboard under that). Room...- harrietp
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Fired earth hand trown terracotta.
i have been asked to quote on fixing 20m2 diamond pattern 300x300 hand thrown terracotta to a pretty much rectangluar room (one small diag. return wall). the tiles are pre sealed for handling and will require two coats of sealer, and fired earth insist on the grout joints being pointed (as...- dagger
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Terracotta Repair
Did a repair job this week, just a couple of tiles to replace. What surprised me was how the edges of the tiles (unsealed but top surface was sealed) sucked the moisture out of the grout. (mapei ultra colour) saw surface cracks appear straight away. Just told told the customer I would check on...- faithhealer
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terracotta tile treatment
I am a novice and know very very little about this subject, but I want advice how to clean and restore an old terracotta tile floor in my entrance room that hasn't had anything done to it for at least 20 years(other than washing with flash). When it's wet the colours look great but it soon...- angel
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Terracotta tile replacement
Some of the tiles have come away from my step as you can see in the pictures below. None of the tiles are damaged and all I want to do is replace them and restore the step. There are other tiles near the front edge that are getting a bit loose but further in towards the door the tiles are sound...- NeilGo
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- cement terracotta the tile association tile tta usa
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Cleaning Terracotta tiles
Hello all Newbie here :hurray: I am so sorry for posting an obvious question - where I could have got the answer from doing a search :thumbsdown: I have got really confused between all the advice & different products to buy ... so here I am with my question ... hope someone will offer...- iggy
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- cleaning terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta usa
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