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ANSWER – First of all, if your grout joints have turned moldy and the limestone is turning a rusty color then those are symptoms that the shower floor was not installed correctly.  Water is probably being…

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ANSWER – The best way to clean soap scum and mildew from marble shower walls and floors is to use a cleaner designed for stone. Go to our website at www.CTaSC.com to Expert Answers…

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ANSWER – Depending on the type of tile in terms of whether it is a ceramic tile glazed or unglazed or some type of stone and its particular physical properties relative to what type of…

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ANSWER – Your hexagon yellow tiles are not likely porcelain and are more likely a glazed talc body ceramic tile.

If the marks on the tile are scratches then you aren’t going to be able…

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ANSWER – The grout joints should be more consistent in the flagstone shape natural stone installation. If the joints are too tight then you should open them up by using a dry diamond blade on…

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ANSWER – If you want a true flamed granite, you definitely don’t want to use a wax. It would not be as slip resistant, it would not allow the stone to breath, and it would…

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ANSWER – There are no specific standards for lippage for glass tile, although I think it could be reasonable to apply the ANSI A108 standards for ceramic tile to glass tile.
The standard says…

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ANSWER – There is no way to know if the polish remover will harm the tile or not because tile isn’t normally tested for that. If it is an unglazed porcelain tile it probably won’t…

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 ANSWER – I assume you have a glazed porcelain ceramic tile with an inkjet wood design.  Those types of tiles are normally very chemical resistant, so it seems unlikely that the glazed surface has…

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ANSWER – The key to maintaining unglazed mosaics is to properly seal it, and properly maintain it.

There are penetrating types of sealers such as Miracle 511 Impregnator that works well over unglazed mosaics.  The sealer…

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