curing and sealing marble floor
I’m laying a basket weave mosaic tile marble floor in my bathroom and have a couple questions. Should I seal the tile before I grout? (The man at the place where I bought the tile told us to seal it, together with the grout afterwards – 3 times, waiting 24 hours between each time) And…
I’m laying a basket weave mosaic tile marble floor in my bathroom and have a couple questions. Should I seal the tile before I grout? (The man at the place where I bought the tile told us to seal it, together with the grout afterwards – 3 times, waiting 24 hours between each time) And how should I cure the grout – do I spray with water?
can anyone recomend a person to call to seal tile? just installed a marble bath…. thanx.
The dumbass developers at my building never sealed the marble floor and I have some discoloring on it now. I read up on making a whiting paste made up of baking soda, ammonia and peroxide. I’m going to schmear the paste over the tiles and cover with saran wrap for 24 hours and then remove. This is supposed to draw out the stain.
Has anyone done something like this? The stain was from my puppy. He had an accident a couple months back when I wasn’t home. Is this the correct combination to pull out urine stains?
I think I will go with the seal once before grouting and twice afterwards. Any advice about curing the grout? I’ve seen in some forums that I should dampen the grout by misting over a period of 3 days. Others that imply this is not necessary, I only need to wait 24 hours before sealing.
I’m with Mrs. Limestone. The more time consuming, but better way to do it, is to seal the marble tiles, then grout, then seal the tiles and grout again (2x if it were me).
Marble and unglazed floor tile can be “dirtied” by the grout; therefore, it is best to seal them before grouting. This is not an issue with glazed tiles as they are impervious to the color of the grout.
Seal after the grout – you are sealing the grout as well.
the grout is sealed after.
if you are not sure call a professional and ask.
getting an answer doesn’t cost anything.
if you need the opinion of 2 separate professionals get it.
I think you’re supposed to seal it before the grout and then after the grout. That way the grout doesn’t dirty up the tile.