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[QUOTE="jonnyc, post: 866807"] Bob Not been on for a while but this is interesting thread . The dreaded pietra serena ! Where do you start with this stone bob my friend ? I know you've attended enough **** ups bob in your time as I have with this stone and I've fixed many serena floors with both presealed in iltaly or uk or unsealed . All I know is that you have to be very careful indeed. So careful in fact that I refuse to fix this stone unless on my terms . Rapid set adhesive is a must for a start .but given that route taken that's just the start of potential problems . I won't even consider a job outside if not presealed in italy by quarry. Fixing stone not a problem for us as long as in rapid set and solid bed . Doesn't matter how you lay bed out as long as solid bed underneath achieved.Notched trowel with stone that can vary few mm is def non no . The real problems come after fixing . The only good and easy best result I have had is by using grout that is polymer free regardless of sealer used and how much !!Use a polymer modified grout even if rapid set like Mapei and you will get trouble with staining to face of stone in my experience I'm not Talking picture framing I'm talking staining . If you just grout the width of squeegee rather than whole face you will see the problem easier . 90 % of stones we lay we cover face of stone because the light staining can cover the problem but with pietra serena it looks terrible with whole face covered or just width of squeegee. Regarding sealer my preference has been Lithofin stainstop mn inside for last 20 years for all my stone jobs and especially for serena .as much as I like lithofin i would never use stainstop Eco or w on serena inside or out .but I have used fila similar impregnator and others but serena can stain so easily If polymer modified grout used . You might suggest that if you don't use polymer modified grout over underfloor heating then you are not going to get a problem . I think not .beware this is is not a job you want to take on without a lot of understanding and experience . That said walk in to any Apple Store in U.K. And it looks good evennwitj loads of traffic . What secret do they hold to have exclusivity of good looking product , [/QUOTE]
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