Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Tiles - Seal or not to seal 4Oct 15, 2017 12:20 pm arcadelt Sealing is usually required for natural tiles that are more porous, like terracotta and slate, with ceramic and porcelain tiles generally not needing it. That said, tiles are made to very different standards, so some are better than others at resisting stains. Since you are putting these in your kitchen, I would repeat the test with some "spilled" food items, especially cooking oil, beetroot slices and red wine. Leave them for an hour or so to simulate you not noticing the spill until after dinner, and you'll get a pretty good approximation of the tile's real world ability to work as the floor covering in the hardest working area in your house. The good news is that the tile passed the test so Iām going to go ahead with them. @Madora Dreamer I need to replace the worn mohair seal on my sliding window, but I can't get access to the end to slide the old one out & push the new one in. I could probably rip the old… 0 5167 4 14129 The gap can be adjusted so it's tighter. You can definitely set up corner cabinets to have the same gap as standard doors. 2 13457 |