do quartz mirror flec tiles need sealing?

[Matt]

Some people say they need to be seal, others say they don't.

They are a conglomerate tile and are made with a resin like substance. They are not porous, but there could possibly be microscopic pores that could hold dirt or grout. I personally would seal them

Oh, and those prices are too good to be true!

 

[hillhead]

great prices :yikes:

 

[cjscos]

i got 12sq meters of 300 x 300 for £338 on ebay !!!!!!!!!!!! what a bargin......:hurray::hurray:

i am using black grout as its for a kitchen floor. so i will have to seal again after laying them too?

quality wise i have not received them yet but they are 93% quartz. can not wait to get them fitted with the leds shining over them .....



there heavy too weighing just inder 400kg so i am hoping they will be well made.

 

[doug boardley]

are they like gulf stone?

 

[aflemi]

are they like gulf stone?

They look exactly like gulf stone. If so, straight cuts are extremely easy with a wet cutter, but as Brian C says, difficult to cut internal curves. I tested with marker pen and left no mark so haven't sealed when fitting them and no complaints.........

 

[Spud]

They look exactly like gulf stone. If so, straight cuts are extremely easy with a wet cutter, but as Brian C says, difficult to cut internal curves. I tested with marker pen and left no mark so haven't sealed when fitting them and no complaints.........

internal curve cuts are trickier than external curve cuts, I normally take the bulk of the cut with a grinder then do multiple straight cuts into the curve, these i nip out and then finish with a polisher to achieve a nice even curve ,

 

[DHTiling]

Nice work if that is yours gary...

 

[Spud]

Nice work if that is yours gary...

yeah I did that last saturday, finishing a big job and gave it as a gift to the customer

 

[DHTiling]

Now that is a nice touch gary...i bet they were over the moon hey!..

 

[cjscos]

dont think i could do that my self!:yikes: very good work there....

i only have to cut straight and one internal 90 degree corner so i should be ok...