stacking sealed tiles

[Dougs Third Go]

okay, so you've decided to seal your tiles before fixing them, just wondering what we all do with them till they're dry and ready to fix. Do you lean them against the wall around the perimeter of the room, stack them in rows separated with spacers etc?
I'm thinking of asking the wife to "knock up" some racks for stacking them in (she's a welder) anybody else got anything like that?

 

[Perry]

i have never had that sort of problem Doug what are you at?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

it's not a problem as such Pete, just wondering what peeps do with them till the sealer has dried prior to fixing them

 

[Bubblecraft]

Sorry Doug, only ever sealed once fitted. My Mrs. Has always wanted to be a welder

 

[DHTiling]

90% get sealed once laid BUT certain stones I will seal as they are highly porous , such as applestone , then I pre-seal and then stack back in the crate as it absorbs so so quick.


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[stusgsx]

Whatever you do don't separate them with treated battons as a builder found out the other month. Mmm green stripy limestone

 

[Bubblecraft]

Woops!

 

[Perry]

it's not a problem as such Pete, just wondering what peeps do with them till the sealer has dried prior to fixing them

well if your sealer dries quick you put it on before its laid so by the time you pick them up they are dry if not you lay them first then put the sealer on but i have never had a problem in thirty years lol

 

[afright]

Stack on edge back to back

 

[Colour Republic]

Stack them in a criss cross fashion if the sealer stays wet for a long while, ok this picture isn't a very good example, it's similar to what we do but you get the idea. It surprising how many you can stack like this and you have minimal point of contact.

 

[DHTiling]

If impregnating sealer stops wet on a tile for longer than 20 to 30 mins then it needs buffing off anyway 🙂, hence why i only pre-seal the most porous of stones as it soaks in virtually straight away but seals enough to work with/laying the stone to not mark it..

 

[Perry]

If impregnating sealer stops wet on a tile for longer than 20 to 30 mins then it needs buffing off anyway 🙂, hence why i only pre-seal the most porous of stones as it soaks in virtually straight away but seals enough to work with/laying the stone to not mark it..

what i was saying in my little way lol

 

[cam_low]

I've only done this with honed limestone tiles and used two 1mm spacers after buffing. 95% after fixing!!!!