Split Face Stone tiles - best sealer to use? and when to seal? - Tile Advice

[James C]

Just had to redo my brother in laws bathroom after a 'tiler' with 20 years experience made a catalogue of errors resulting in total failure. I do feel for the consumer sometimes

How much will it cost to book you a different ferry ticket!

 

[Blunt Tool]

Sure that tiler has an i and shouldn’t be an e in his name?

 

[Waluigi]

Very clever Callatiler

 

[Boggs]

Just got it, god I’m thick!

 

[James C]

Crisis over! It looks like we are going to be boarded and mechanically fixed, and Tile source in hedge end are kindly supplying the materials at a good price! Thank you everyone for your patience and support, I will update with photos once done!

 

[James C]

4mm Marmox boards are up, stuck and mechanically fixed!

Thank you all for your views on this

 

[James C]

Hi again everyone, final question on this project I think... the tiler left an expansion gap either side of the tiled area, is it okay to caulk the gap before painting the adjacent wall or do I need to leave the gap?

 

[J Sid]

I'd paint first and then a colour match silicon

 

[James C]

I'd paint first and then a colour match silicon

Thank you for the idea! We are painting white, would you recommend painting the room first before caulking the gap?

 

[J Sid]

I would with probably white or something to match tile in silicon rather then caulking

 

[Waluigi]

I would recommend caulking the joint and then cut in with paint when dry. I’d use a quality caulk though, something like Den Braven or Geocel.

 

[Lou]

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