Newbie to Tiling - a few questions.

[zorro]

First of all hello to all...

I'm about to embark on my first ever DIY tiling job and would like guiding in the right direction please.
Got some B&Q natural stone tiles for our bathroom (Floor &Wall) and want to get some sealer ordered first. From reading about on the internet is see that Lithofin looks pretty good? should i be using their Multiseal or Stainstop? what is the difference?
Regarding grouting - the tiles are a rough finish - should i be concerned that they will be a pain to grout? - any tips?

Thanks in advance for your help

Chris

 

[SnipSnap]

First of all hello to all...

I'm about to embark on my first ever DIY tiling job and would like guiding in the right direction please.
Got some B&Q natural stone tiles for our bathroom (Floor &Wall) and want to get some sealer ordered first. From reading about on the internet is see that Lithofin looks pretty good? should i be using their Multiseal or Stainstop? what is the difference?
Regarding grouting - the tiles are a rough finish - should i be concerned that they will be a pain to grout? - any tips?

Thanks in advance for your help

Chris

Hi Chris, Welcome to the forum.
I am new here too.

To me, Lithofin is a really great product and woth the money.
Stainstop is an impregnator the liquid penetrates deep into the stone, and as the name says is is formulated to prevent stains to form on the stone.
Multiseal is used more to seal the top of the stone. I have allway used the impregnator on my stone and never had problem with it. Just love it the stuff.

From the sound of it you have some tumbled marble and it is common practice to grout all over the tile using a grout colour that nearest matches the tile colour.

 

[DHTiling]

hello and welcome to the forums.............

 

[Fekin]

Hi there and welcome to the forums

 

[Kobbie]

Hello and welcome

 

[howard]

hi mate & welcome

 

[TilingLogistics]

Hi

Welcome to the leading forum

Kev

 

[floydyboy]

hello and welcome to the forum mate:grouphug:

 

[GazTech]

Welcome from me

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Welcome to the forums

 

[zorro]

Thanks all...

i have since got the tiles coated with Lithofin Stainstop and i'm gobsmacked at how it repels water Tis like magic!

Any help on the grouting?

 

[monty]

Welcome to the forums...

 

[brian c]

spread the grout diagonally along the grout line so as not to form air pockets...

 

[devonmark]

Hello and welcome to the forum...Mark.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Hi Chris welcome to the forums. I note you are looking to put stone onto the wall, you may wish to check out that your wall is strong enough to support it. A Block and plaster wall is only really capable of holding 20kg/m2. You don't state the size and type of stone, nor the substrate you are going to tile onto. Just proceed with caution.

Grumpy