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susie_boone

New patio tile. Should I seal it? Design ideas please!

Susie
hace 7 años
I just had this tile laid on my patio and screened in porch. Is there any benefit to sealing it? Any ideas on designs, furniture, layout would be appreciated as well. Thank you
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  • PRO
    Finstads Carpet One
    hace 7 años

    When I look at the second image you provided, I see a pattern repeat in the tiles. The lower right hand tile and the upper left (full tile) have identical patterns in the larger tile pattern. Which means it is a porcelain imitating a chiseled travertine. You do not need to seal porcelain tile. It will be easy to clean. However, your grout is going to show dirt and spills because it is so light. A gray grout tone would have been a better choice so it could blend with the tile and hide dirt and spills. In the grout world natural gray and standard gray is the most neutral gray on the market and is basically the tone of Portland cement. It tends to hide dirt very well and looks good with almost every tile on the planet.

    If the "dirty" grout look will bother you when that does happen, I would use a grout stain that can go right over the top of the grout and won't allow spills to penetrate it. Doing that sooner than later will alleviate the headache of cleaning and prepping the grout joints for grout stain.

    Comentarios (17)

    • PRO
      Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works, Inc.
      hace 7 años

      Yes, seal it.

      Susie agradeció a Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works, Inc.
    • PRO
      Flo Mangan
      hace 7 años
      You say tile. Is it natural stone? I have never sealed natural stone outside.
    • User
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Unless it is porcelain, it doesn't belong exterior. If it's porcelain, it is non porous to sealers, and sealing it will cause more issues and be wasted effort.

      If it isn't porcelain, then you can expect the freeze thaw cycle to destroy it pretty rapidly.

      It ain't natural stone. Very evident there with the fake grout lines. It's a single piece tile mimicking a pattern set tile. If your installer had managed smaller grout lines, and a better color match on the grout, it might not be so obvious.

    • PRO
      VizX Design Studios, LLC
      hace 7 años

      I would seal it. Before you have it done make sure you do your research and find the right sealer for the type of stone or tile that you have.

    • PRO
      123 Remodeling Inc.
      hace 7 años

      What's the tile made of?

    • User
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      You don't seal external grout for the same reason that you don't seal external brick. It has to breathe to allow the moisture out. If you restrict that, you trap moisture and get spalling, and great chunks of grout end up coming out.

    • Susie
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      I don't really know what it's made of. I think I'm in way over my head!


    • PRO
      Flo Mangan
      hace 7 años
      I am nor even sure it is porcelain. Could it be stick on vinyl squares? I recommend you find out what that material is. It didn't look like stone at all to me. No matter what it is it is a problem.
    • Susie
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      It's definitely not vinyl


    • Susie
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      This is what it is: This 17in. x 17in. Brown Mix Aran Stone Anti-Slip Porcelain Tile has a outdoor slate look finish.

      Inkjet technology offers the very best in tile design. Offering excellent color range, sharp details and exceptional variation, inkjet technology will create a tile that is stunningly realistic.

      This porcelain tile comes from Spain, where factories have produced world-renown, high quality tiles with exceptional designs for many decades.



    • PRO
      123 Remodeling Inc.
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Porcelain then, so you don't need to seal it. I would get a darker grout stain though because it's going to eat up the dirt.

    • PRO
      Flo Mangan
      hace 7 años

      Procelain doesn't need sealing, but sealing grout probably isn't necessary. I would just let nature develop its own patina, unless you plan on lots of spills and dirt? You can always stain it darker later if needed. If you want it to look better, stain the grout lines, making sure you know the process and products to use. As I look at this, the grout lines are too wide, and it should have been laid in a better system, but what's done is done.

    • User
      hace 7 años

      Outdoor location and indoor cleanliness expectations are incompatible.

    • Susie
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      The grout is supposed to be grey. I'm not sure why it doesn't look like grey. Is there a way to stain it so it looks darker? Thank you.

    • PRO
      123 Remodeling Inc.
      hace 7 años

      You should be able to pick up grout stain at Home Depot. Just follow the directions on it (or get a handyman who's familiar with it).

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    • PRO
      Flo Mangan
      hace 7 años

      There are many different "gray" grout colors. Best bet 123 Remodeling gave above.

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