limestone tiles turning orange

[doug boardley]

Just out of interest kbaby, do you keep a waste bin/basket where the orange stain is?

 

[kbaby]

Thanks for the comments about the cakes. :lol:

I dont think its where the shower screen is leaking. Its a odd shower screen whereby half of it is fixed in place and sealant all round the side and along the bottom and then the remaining half of the screen has brackets to make it movable, this does drip with water when you open and close it but any drips occur about 30cm away from the orange spot. Ill move the bath panel to take a look behind there, I have had a quick look and I can see that even though there are tiles under the bath they arent grouted, so theres a possibility water has got under the bath and spread that was but im not sure if that is the cause. I do have 2 children who seem to create a pool when they bath.

My other thought is that when im moping the floor clean as its in the corner of the room maybe the mop is creating a small puddle of water in that area, the edge of the floor where it meets the floor bar is also going a light orange too and I know I tend to mop in that area and because its close to the floor bar its difficult to mop it properly.
We live in south wales so I think were soft to normal water hardness.

We complained to the tile store not long after the tiles were laid about some marks which they say were caused by bath soap. They gave us Lithofin wax off and stain stop to treat the floor with. Would they be any good, if not what type of products should I use?
Will the orange colour come out with cleaning? at the moment it fades when ive washed the floor but then once it dries again the colour returns to the stain.

Sorry for so many questions and thanks again for all your advice

 

[doug boardley]

the reason I was asking about a waste bin/basket kbaby was that i was thinking it could maybe be liquids leaking out of empty shampoo etc bottles and seeping through the basket onto your tiles, as I say, just a thought.

 

[Pebbs]

Kbaby, remove the bath panel for evidence of water ingress would be a good move, if the stain is coming back when the tile is dry, something has definately impregnated through the tile either from below or top.
I just looked at the photos again, and am thinking.....my little pony cake....I want one....umm sorry, yes back to topic, its difficult to tell what is the cause of the marking, however I dont believe its anything to do with the stone, or the adhesive seeping through.

Pebbs

 

[DHTiling]

Just to add, if the tile is basicly unsealed and when you wash it the mark seems to go, this could just be because it darkens the rest of the tile and you don't see it as much till it dries again.. So another sign of it needing sealing.. but with luck that stain can be removed with a certain cleaning product or maybe even a poultice..

 

[kbaby]

Hi,

sorry. No theres no bin in the area.

What type of cleaning product would I be looking for the remove the mark? do I just go into the tile store and ask them or should I go somewhere more specalist?

Thanks