Porcelain need sealing or not ??????

[tilerjason]

can someone reasure me please , i had an argument today in topps tiles with a sales assistant who has sold my customer some porceline tiles ( 60 x 40 ) and when they asked him if they needed sealing he said "no porceline doesnt need sealing only natural stone) unbeknown to him i was stood just behind my customer and questioned what hed said, i have always sealed the tops and sides of porceline am i wrong for doing this, as im now questioning myself and the customer is now questioning my knowledge , or is the sales assistant just a rookie

[doug boardley]

polished porcelain needs sealing Jason, but glazed doesn't. What porcs did your customer buy?

[tilerjason]

its not polished but i tested the sides and water soaks in very quick also marks easy and is hard to get off

[kilty55]

is it matt porcelain jason this needs sealing sometimes too

[Sir Ramic]

After my experience with Topps lately I would ignore all advice from them.

[tilerjason]

the top of the tile looks glazed but from my experience the tile can still absorb colour from the grout or adesive around the side , is this correct

[kilty55]

jason,i fitted some small 100 by 100 porcelain tiles last year porcelain matt finish and yes the grout picture framed them and stained them in colour

[tilerjason]

thank you , lol i was starting to think ive being doing things which didnt need doing

[Sir Ramic]

If you apply sealer and it soaks in then it needs sealing !


I always test a tile before hand.