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    Question advice on sealing white mosaics

    Tiling a wet room floor with white pool mosaics,to be grouted in gray bal microban flexi.-Tiles are rough faced ceramic anyway of sealing them to stop grout and usage dirt,i just know they going to be a nightmare.Any clues?

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    Default Re: advice on sealing white mosaics

    Try testing them to see if they will accept and or require a sealer

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    Default Re: advice on sealing white mosaics

    definately need sealed had problems before with them.took a lot of scrubbing and cleaner to bring them back,want to avoid it happening again.cheers

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    Default Re: advice on sealing white mosaics

    Aye, just try a small section of loose mosaic, seal them let it dry then stick some grout on for 10 mins or so till dry and see how it comes off.

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    Default Re: advice on sealing white mosaics

    Hi,

    How did those tiles / the bathroom turn out...i would like to do put white mosaics on the wall and floor, but the kerdi ditra tanking requires 50mm min square tiles and the only ones i can get are an off white grey, compared to the ceramic gloss white wall mosaics that i prefer....

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