Essentials

Tiles |  Essentials

LTP Colour Intensifier & Stainblock	LTP Polished Wall & Floor Tile Sealer	LTP Grimex intensive cleaner
LTP Mattstone matt-look impregnator	LTP Ironwax Satin satin-look slate sealant	LTP Waxwash maintenance product
LTP Floorshine maintenance product	Weber SPF Rapid Set Light Grey Adhesive	Norcross Rapid Stone & Porcelain Tile Adhesive
Johnson One Part Flexible Stone & Tile Adhesive	Weber Stoneset Fine Wall & Floor Grout	Weber Stoneset Flexible SP Grout

Tiling Essentials Our range of preparation, finishing & cleaning materials are essential ingredients in ensuring your finished room looks even better than you imagined when you first planned it. Don’t spoil your project by ignoring these essentials add them to your basket now! click here to see how to work out your square metre requirements

Cleaning, Sealing, Grouting and Maintenance Cleaning - after fixing and before sealing & grouting you should clean natural stone tiles, we recommend using LTP Intensive Cleaner. Sealing - this should be done in two phases, once when the tiles are fixed - PRIOR TO GROUTING; and then once again AFTER GROUTING. Care should be taken to prevent the sealer coming into contact with the sides of the tiles, otherwise adhesion of the grout may be impaired. Use LTP sealants or impregnators check the details here to make sure you choose the right product. Grouting - the application technique should fill the joints adequately with grout so that long term performance is accomplished. With deep narrow joints between natural stone tiles the grouting technique may have to consist of at least two applications to progressively fill up the joints. This is because the initial application of grout may sink down into any voids at the bottom of the joints as the trapped air slowly escapes. Stones with textured surfaces such as antique stone tend to have larger joint widths of 6-10 mm, whilst honed and polished stone joints can be narrower, some people preferring to have minimal groting joints - whatever your choice we have everything you need in our ESSENTIALS range. click here to see how to work out your square metre requirements

Cement-based grouts are most appropriate for stone jointing Although certain types and sources of natural stone do have particular properties which need to be catered for in terms of adhesive and grout selection, it is important to bear in mind that the vast majority of quality natural stones do not give rise to problems. However, the use of correct fixing techniques utilising rapid drying adhesives will satisfy most situations and cater for natural variations. Final Cleaning - to finish your natural stone project properly and ensure the natural stone textures and characteristics are at their best give the tiles a final wash with LTP Grimex cleaner. Maintenance - to make sure your natural stone tiles stay beautiful for their lifetime we recommend the use of LTP Waxwash and/or LTP Floorshine; these are ideal wash-wipe care products that will maintain a well cared for appearance at minimum cost. click here to see how to work out your square metre requirements

Tiles |  Essentials