Sealing limestone tiles

[Simon benn Leeds]

I didn't like it cos u got hurt! Haha
Just for info

I did u a bal product 8-9yrs back for removing heavy deposits of epoxy resin.
Instructions said to open every window in building and disconnect EVERY electrical device!
Bit scary, but bloody bell did it work!
No idea what it was or even if it's still made!

Jeez I get window thing but disconnect every electrical device!.... It'd Been back ont shelf ha.

 

[Old Mod]

Yeah well slight oversight on some spilt epoxy I hadn't noticed under all dust sheets, thought I was bang in trouble!
28m room floor to ceiling inc floor in white 50x50 mosaic
Took nearly 4 days to grout haha back in 2005.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

2 of us for 2 week solid grouting this beast, grouting in the rain doesn't make me too happy ha ha.
18mm paper faced glass mosaic with inlay gold fishtail weave.
Plenty of tears on that job ha ha

 

[Old Mod]

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2 of us for 2 week solid grouting this beast, grouting in the rain doesn't make me too happy ha ha.
18mm paper faced glass mosaic with inlay gold fishtail weave.
Plenty of tears on that job ha ha

Kool! Would have liked that job!

 

[SJPurdy]

I have some 100mm sq limestone tiles that are being fixed in my bathroom and need to seal them prior to them being fitted. I have some boiled linseed oil left over from an old job a good few years back which involved sealing some terracotta tiles. Is this oil ok for limestone, I tried a sample and it seemed ok to me but other people have said it is a fire hazard and not to use ? Has anyone experienced linseed oil breaking out in fire ?

I would recommend using a purpose designed sealer for your limestone tiles rather than the linseed oil. If you want to avoid the inflammable pageant vapour type then select one that is water based.
Personally I would normally fix the tiles and then seal them (then grout, then seal again) unless the sealer instructions or something else dictated otherwise.

I do remember that when we used linseed oil to polish up quarry tiles to give a nice finish it was also mixed/thinned with paraffin!

 

[Old Mod]

I would recommend using a purpose designed sealer for your limestone tiles rather than the linseed oil. If you want to avoid the inflammable pageant vapour type then select one that is water based.
Personally I would normally fix the tiles and then seal them (then grout, then seal again) unless the sealer instructions or something else dictated otherwise.

I do remember that when we used linseed oil to polish up quarry tiles to give a nice finish it was also mixed/thinned with paraffin!

Think we used white spirits to thin it to seal handmade Mexican tiles when we fitted floors for smallbone