Thinking of buying Gemini eagle polished porcelain from CTD - Tile Advice

[angie7777777]

Hi
I am thinking of buying these tiles from CTD, in the brochure it says sealing recommended, the guy in the shop also said to seal them, when i mentioned this to our tiler he said they didnt need sealing
Has anybody used these before without sealing, would love some advice please before I go ahead and buy these as they are quite expensive.
Am using them for shower room and also utility floor.
Thanks in advance Angie:hurray:

 

[Lee@emctiles]

What colour are you looking for Angela?

Have a look at the Lounge Polished Porcelain, this does not require sealing.

 

[charlie1]

Hi Angie, yes these tiles require sealing.

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

If your paying alot for tiles and its recommended to seal then seal. At least your mind is at rest

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome: I've dealt with Ctd for 38 years (before they were Ctd ) and if they recommend sealing then seal !
However I've fixed these tiles on many occasions and have never felt they needed it previously . I believe they are Chinese but thought they were well polished to close the micro pores on the surface. So they may have had issues or it's now common practice for them to be sealed . In this instance I can understand your tilers comments but it's the supplier who advice you need to follow. However it is a simple process to undertake after completion so it's not a show stopper!

 

[DHTiling]

I have installed loads of mtrs of Eagle and CTD must have changed their minds , as Eagle never used to need sealing..

 

[Lee@emctiles]

I would only insist a customer sealed our Lounge range if they were going to use say a brown grout on a ivory tile.

 

[Rookery]

I would always seal an unglazed tile.

 

[kilty55]

have used these a couple of times, nice tiles imo and yes i sealed them

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Can confirm CTD do recommend the sealing of the Eagle range polished porcelain and have done for a couple of years. They had an issue with 2 cases of black grout staining the edges of an ivory tile installation! And so they have deemed it necessary to warn of the need to protect all concerned.

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Sounds very similar to why we sudgest sealing our Lounge range......got to ask thou......who in the right mind uses black/charcoal grout on a Ivory Tile!!!