Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Oct 11, 2017 8:38 pm I am getting very confused with advice about tiling. I am about to purchase some floor tiles to go into my family/dining/kitchen and hallway. They are called skylight lappato 600 x 600. I have been told by two different retailers that they do not need to be sealed. My tiler however asked me to do a test with a marker pen and see if it washed off completely, which it almost did, left a barely discernible mark. He said that if the pen does not completely wash off then the tiles will need sealing every few years and that is a costly exercise along with the fact I would need to leave the house for a few days. Can anyone give me some advice on this? @Madora Dreamer Tiles - Seal or not to seal 2Oct 11, 2017 9:25 pm 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. Re: Tiles - Seal or not to seal 3Oct 11, 2017 9:30 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. Thank you for that advice I will give it a go. @Madora Dreamer 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 5199 4 14297 The HIA contract, in the term & conditions section states that "Commencment" is deemed when the drainage is started or the piers are dug or the slab is formed up (incase… 2 6178 |