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Lithofin BOB

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If only it was as simple as installing 4 large tiles you can walk around in the vid!!!!

Couple of points from me to consider with this stone , moisture has to release fully proir to impregnation ,either from cleaning or instalation. She can bite you!!!

On the attached film ,I am a little confused with the suggestion of impregnating the stone first with a hydrophobic only impregnator , as this then could block further impregnation with the w68 a water based product , which will give you your final water and oil protection.
For me , I would use the w68 for both coats ( prior and after grouting) this will then enable you to give deeper protection with the first saturation and top up with the final application, including your grout,greater protection against oil based staining. I would give fila a call to discuss this on their tech line.

They also recomend a clean with deterdek ( a buffered acid ) be aware ,not all pietra serena is acidic resistant and I have seen many of these floors pitted out with the use of these types of products, ( test first for suitability, it may be fine)

Test your grout release on an un- laid impregnated stone prior to completing any section, be confident you can work in controlled sections to complete and clean away. Impregnators line the capillaries they do not fill them, so grout can still contaminate the face even if fully impregnated and these then will either will require the acidic approach or possible mechanical removal with kgs/ twister type pads .

It's all in the testing ;)
 
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Thanks Bob,
I know - they make it look easy with the 4 tiles. When grouting, sealing etc I plan to limit my work to 4 or 6 tiles at a time to make things manageable.

Thanks for the rest of the info. I had a bit of a think about the sealing process too. I know that's the product order that Fila recommend but to be honest I haven't questioned them on it yet but I'll get onto them. I like the idea of testing first... I'll probably have a test of the grout too just to see how quickly it goes off on the surface of this particular tile.
 

Lithofin BOB

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Would be good to have a chat with them to confirm your suitability of products and application.


If after that you need some professional advice , come back on here and the guys on here will sort you out.:cool:
 
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Oh and those people that say it won't take you long . Because not only have they assessed how long it's going to take you but they've probably assessed how much you're going to charge them.

Oh and those people that say it won't take you long . Because not only have they assessed how long it's going to take you but they've probably assessed how much you're going to charge them.
And that building company who sent me through some correspondence about a job which contained 61 pages of does and don'ts. I told them I would need a solicitor to read it all so couldn't be bothered .
 
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