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.
