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Just had 2 of the bathrooms upstairs tiled and the tiler has asked me to get a sealer to use before grouting so that the tiles can be cleaned up easily.
The first bathroom is tiled in a matt ceramic (Padova from Topps) and we have the same tiles in the kitchen downstairs and the grout haze was a nightmare to get rid of. The second bathroom is done in a matt textured porcelain (called Noranda Beige). A very small area has been grouted so that I could decide on the colour and it looks as if that will leave a haze also. We're using Mapei Ultracolor grout.
Another bathroom with a satin ceramic has already been tiled and grouted with no problem. It's just the matt / textured ones that the grout seems to stick to horribly.
So the question is, is it better / easier to use a 'sealer' on these beforehand than use a haze cleaner afterwards, and if so what one? Google brings up various impregnators and grout release products but I'm not sure what's what. And should I seal the porcelain ones at all after grouting? I'm assuming I don't need to seal ceramic?
Many thanks!
The first bathroom is tiled in a matt ceramic (Padova from Topps) and we have the same tiles in the kitchen downstairs and the grout haze was a nightmare to get rid of. The second bathroom is done in a matt textured porcelain (called Noranda Beige). A very small area has been grouted so that I could decide on the colour and it looks as if that will leave a haze also. We're using Mapei Ultracolor grout.
Another bathroom with a satin ceramic has already been tiled and grouted with no problem. It's just the matt / textured ones that the grout seems to stick to horribly.
So the question is, is it better / easier to use a 'sealer' on these beforehand than use a haze cleaner afterwards, and if so what one? Google brings up various impregnators and grout release products but I'm not sure what's what. And should I seal the porcelain ones at all after grouting? I'm assuming I don't need to seal ceramic?
Many thanks!