Porcelain tiles (B&Q)

[brian c]

nice job Paul,so you sealed them after fixing and grouting and the tiles never stained,what about the wax film on them did you remove that,(.wax remover)

 

[Honey79]

Thanks everyone!

My plan is to lay, grout and then seal! any particular impregnator recommended?

 

[pjtiler]

nice job Paul,so you sealed them after fixing and grouting and the tiles never stained,what about the wax film on them did you remove that,(.wax remover)

aye degreaser and a green pad

 

[kiwiken]

Hi everyone. Well, we just bought 80m2 of cream B&Q Polished Porcelain tiles, and I have now read all the threads on them (after buying, brilliant!). It seems clear to me that best practice is to clean them with de-greaser, and then seal them, before fitting, then again after grouting (please correct me if I'm wrong!!). So this is my question - I bought a sample pack, and they are now being shipped with a plastic film attached to each tile. I am REALLY hoping this means they aren't greased / waxed - but how can I be sure? I left some drops of water on them for 20 minutes, and there was very slight water absorption (i.e. I wiped the water away, but could see a tiny bit had soaked in). What do you experts think, greased, or not? (they don't feel greasy)...

Also, how much should I be paying to get about 70m2 fitted?? KT15 area (Addlestone, near Weybridge)

 

[DHTiling]

Hi kiwiken... if they have a transit was on them then they will not be shiny/glossy to look at...

 

[kiwiken]

Dave - thanks. When I peel back the plastic covering they are lovely and shiny, with no greasy finish - so its sounds like they are properly naked and not in need of a degrease hopefully.

Actually I guess they can easily be fitted with the sheet on, then remove it after fitting, and seal them then, before grouting. Its a bit naughty / lazy isn't it? Would it be recommended? We've got about 70m2 to do, a lot of work..

🙂

 

[DHTiling]

You got it in one... Fit them and leave to dry , then remove film and seal...

If you are need of a top tiler then let me know and i can recommend a one for you..

 

[kiwiken]

Cheers again Dave. Would be interested in a tiler recommendation too. The team of Polish blokes doing the main work have quoted already. They seem very good so far, but would like an expert view too. Its a lot of floor to get wrong!

 

[DHTiling]

I can recommend, but good tilers might not be able to compete with your guys..the choice is yours..as you say a big area and expensive to go wrong..

 

[lcjohno]

i've laid those exact tiles just last week with the film on them. I found them good to use, cut well, all same size and polish up well. I've even entered them in the job of the month on this forum. One bit of advice is just peel the film up at the edges of tile before fixing, makes it easier to remove after. There's some pictures in my albums