Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Apr 04, 2011 7:45 am Hi, House was built in the mid 80's and has slate tiles in the living areas and kitchen. The sealant is peeling off and taking flakes of the slate with it. I am guessing that I need to strip them back and start again but am not sure how to go about it - I tried a couple of tiles with some acetone and it did remove a fair bit of the old sealant but it doesn't look very good once it is resealed. Any suggestions or alternatively any recommendations for a professional to do it in Townsville would be most welcome. Scott To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 2515 I would probably render it and then paint it as per your other advice, or gyrpock over the top. 1 5655 just pull up the slate. If you go over the top, your tiles would not have an even surface to be glued to. Im no tiler, but i can imagine a couple of things being an issue… 1 1956 |