Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Removal sealers

How do I clean grout sealer off porcelain tiles?

ANSWER – Sealers cannot be removed with acidic products and regular cleaners.  You need to use a sealer stripper.  You should contact the manufacturer of the sealer, if you know who made it, and ask what…

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Exterior installation Waterproofing

Any recommendations for the layers and waterproofing?

ANSWER – I’m not sure where you are starting on this project if the interior plywood is already installed, but I will give you some key steps and options.

First the structure needs to be…

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cleaning failures Grout Repairs Wet Areas

How Can I Fix Epoxy Grout in Shower Stall?

ANSWER – Sorry to hear about your epoxy grout problem.  It should have been finished by the installer in a manner so it was smooth and would not tend to pick up dirt and would…

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cleaning Grout Maintenance

How Do I Clean Dirty Tile and Grout?

ANSWER – I’m not sure if you are saying that your bone color grout is dirty and you can’t get it to clean or if your ceramic tile is dirty and you can’t get it clean. …

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cleaning Maintenance sealers Stains stone

How to Clean Soap Scum Staining on Limestone and Slate?

ANSWER – The more texture you have on a stone finish the more difficult it will be to clean and the more often you need to clean it.  Sealers help because they act as bond-breakers and…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile installation

Can ceramic tile be laid on an epoxy floor?

ANSWER – In theory a ceramic or stone tile could be installed over an epoxy floor, but it could be problematic depending on the conditions.

The substrate must be suitable and sound for the application. …

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Grout sealers

Suggestions to darken grout?

ANSWER – There are grout colorants that allow you to change the color of your grout to almost any grout color. They are epoxy based, and it is a tedious process.

First, you must make…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Maintenance

Tile Edges Stained does glaze normally get darker from foot traffic?

ANSWER – I assume you have a glazed porcelain ceramic tile. It is true that tile surfaces with a texture or an undulating surface will tend to pick up or trap dirt in its crevices.…

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sealers stone

Can you recommend a "breathable sealer"?

ANSWER – The veneer stone is actually a cementitious product. Sometimes they come with a stain or finish that may or may not be compatible with certain sealers.

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile installation

Can you install tile over Wood?

ANSWER – Tile can be adhered to exterior glue plywood if it is for an interior application that will not be near moisture. Other types of plywood, OSB, Particle Board, and etc. are considered too…

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